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Rogers Holiday Drums
Well, for starters, the wood Dynasonic snare is rare and quite desirable, and believe it or not is worth more than everything else combined! $2K + fo...
15 years agoLudwig Black Beauty 19??
Wow, that's quite a drum! Definitely what we today refer to as a Black Beauty. Mike Curotto will know more, but I believe your drum is a 1926-1929 S...
15 years agoHear ye...hear ye!
Wow, nice one!!! Bill, is the profile as flat as it looks in the photo? The edge doesn't look tapered in the least. Very interesting.
15 years agoI think I found something Psychedelic
Wow, a Psych Red Jazz Fest! Not that's rare, and worth a small fortune. Hopefully it wasn't painted as well on the inside...I couldn't tell from the...
15 years agoGretsch Progressive Jazz Snare Drum
Well there's a few versions of the drum to be aware of. The first is the original, with tube lugs, stick chopper hoops, and the "Max Roach Model" m...
15 years ago1980's Gretsch - What year?
Those serial numbers are mid 90's, maybe '96 or even '97. The 80's started out at about 115000, and then reset around 1983. Serial number 40000 is a...
15 years agoSleeping Beauty
From mcjnic...
15 years agoSleeping Beauty
That was a MAJOR score with that 70's Black Beauty!!! The new B/O badge ones sell in the $500 range, but the 70's ones usually sell in the $1000 to $...
15 years agoGretsch 3 ply Bop Kit
Thanks for all the nice words! These are definitely keepers...I'm in love! Keep on Pl
15 years agoBury a cymbal?
I've known a few drummers that have buried a cymbal, and all have had a very similar result: not enough of a difference in sound to make it worth it....
15 years agoGretsch 3 ply Bop Kit
One owner set, purchased new in 1958, 14x18, 8x12, 14x14 3 ply drums, 4x14 6 ply snare. Silver interiors, bass drum has reinforcement rings, which Gr...
15 years agoWhat Year is this Gretsch?
That is a very unusual drum, but with 50's Gretsch nothing surprises me. That muffler was out of use by the mid 50's. Many possibilities - the shell...
15 years ago1960's Paiste 602
I don't think so, unless it's really thin. I have a much cleaner 20" 602 that I would be glad to get $195 for: LINK
15 years agoVintage Gretsch, Slingerland, Rogers, some ending tonight...
http://shop.ebay.com/classicvintagedrums/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340 Thanks, Bill
15 years agogretsch 60s round badge bearing edges
In the 60's and early 70's, all 6 ply Gretsch bass drums and snare drums had a 30 degree edge. Toms had an edge going in the opposite direction, and...
15 years ago