You may just find that you have struck gold! That snare drum alone is worth a pretty penny. More pictures would be very helpful.

Nice find.

jim

I've got PHOTOS now. First the snare. The top skin says "REMO Weather King". the bottom skin says"Gold Crown Special" It's pretty dusty but all the chrome looks in good shape. The only worn area looks to be the enamel paint peeling from the brass(?) drum.

Photos of the Bass: you can see the front in my original post. The painting on the front is in remarkably good shape and appears to have been painted at the factory. It also has a light on the inside. Other than wear and tear on the rim from things being clamped on to it over the years there is only one small tear in the back skin and a small split on the back rim.

Photos of Tom: This one appears to have been painted over the original finish. The top rim is warped because it is missing 2 of the things that tighten it on. I couldn't find any markings on it.

Photos of Cymbals: All of these were disassembled when we got them so we can only guess at which ones go where. The pair we have on the stand are marked "made in Italy" but are showing signs of wear. The little discs attached to that one cymbal are marked "Slingerland Chicago Ill."

... and at a yard sale. Unbelievable. Eye Ball

Scraping jaw off floor...

John

at this rate, it's going to be difficult for me to teach my son that money doesn't grow on trees.... or fall into your hands at yard sales. Thanks for all the great info and links.

After reading your post this thought comes to mind: How old is your son? If he is young, those drums will not be the best thing for a younger drummer to be banging on. I would liken it to buying a Model T Ford for a 16 year old driver.....LOL. He may be much better served selling those drums and buying a USED kit off of Craigslist or, dare I say it, EBAY. There are so many used sets of drums for sale nowadays, it doesn't even begin to make sense to buy a new kit. He could get a modern kit, cymbals, and with modern hardware, complete, for less than 400 dollars, easily.

I want to be clear. That wasn't a preamble for me to swoop in and buy those from you. I have zero interest in purchasing them, not that they aren't very collectable. They are.

You came to the right forum, and you will be able to get answers for any questions, no matter what you decide. If you do want to sell them, you will be able to get a few prices for which you could base that decision on. If you decide to buy another kit, you can get any questions answered on that as well. Someone already mentioned possibly 1200 bucks for that snare drum, which is awesome. I think you could get a complete kit like say a PDP brand kit, or a Ludwig Accent or whatever, for 300 dollar or less. Then factor in the other drums and equipment you have and you and your son have a pretty nice little windfall, and those drums are going to go to someone who will make sure they are available for future generations to also enjoy!

Congratulations on your son's stroke of good luck!

toodles

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I'm with Fish on this one....I give up! This is the best score I've ever seen....

HOLY PRUNE DANISH!

Oh yeah... everyone has given you great info so far. Yeah,these are rare, rare as... well your son might read this so lets just say they are highly collectable. Talk to the folks here, get a fair price and DO NOT play that kit. Let the expert collectors do what (seems like) little restoration needs doing and get your boy a nice kit he can learn on and with.

Great find!