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Camco prices are still good on certain drums...

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Good price on this one.

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Posted on 12 years ago
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Just think if he cleaned it up what it might have fetched...lazy sod...

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 12 years ago
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I picked up this minty champagne sparkle Oaklawn for $750 when the economy was doing much better. I was surprised that moire one went over $500.

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1957 George Way BDP 26" concert bass drum
1959 George Way BDP 22/12/16 w/ 5.5x14
1959 George Way Green Sparkle 22/12/16 w/5.5x14
1961 George Way Blue Sparkle 20/12/15
1961 George Way Jelly Bean 20/12/14 w/4.5x14
1960’s Camco Oaklawn Champagne 20/12/14/16w/5x14
1971-73 Camco Chanute Walnut 24/14/18 w/5x14 COB
Posted on 12 years ago
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That moire one had a dodgy strainer as well. Recently, a WMP Oaklawn Aristocrat snare with lots of yellowing fetched over $900. I paid $900 for my walnut-stained Oaklawn Aristocrat snare several months back. I'd heard that the market on Camcos was slow, but it doesn't appear to be that way.

Stephen

Vintage Drum Student
Posted on 12 years ago
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Indeed,... Camco prices are not at all going down it seems.

I guess the more we folks write about them and hype them up, the more people starting to get interested,... (I know I did)

Oh well, they absolutely deserve the attention.

After all,... they're the best sounding drums ever produced, or am I biased now?!

Posted on 12 years ago
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25 years ago..I went to Lansing ,Mich to meet a guy from Indiana who said he had a 18,12,14 Camco Oaklawn kit..

When we got there..it was a 18,12,14 LA kit..so we were ****ed,and turned around..went back empty handed!Around 60 miles each way....

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 12 years ago
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From blairndrums

25 years ago..I went to Lansing ,Mich to meet a guy from Indiana who said he had a 18,12,14 Camco Oaklawn kit..When we got there..it was a 18,12,14 LA kit..so we were ****ed,and turned around..went back empty handed!Around 60 miles each way....

HILARIOUS !!!

Posted on 12 years ago
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[quote=blairndrums;249218]25 years ago..I went to Lansing ,Mich to meet a guy from Indiana who said he had a 18,12,14 Camco Oaklawn kit..

When we got there..it was a 18,12,14 LA kit..so we were ****ed,and turned around..went back empty handed!Around 60 miles each way....[/quote Camcos are out of reach for quite a few people and I am sure they were holding their value back then as well. No matter how much one tries to weasel them down , most sellers wont budge.

Posted on 12 years ago
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Sure can't remember what he wanted...too long ago...

I DO remember 15-20 years ago trying to flip a very clean OAKLAWN Champagne 18,12,14 AND matching snare...and couldn't get $2K for it.....shopped it all over the world..

...

Called Bobby Elliott about it even in England...

Finally,traded it to a guy in Tacoma ,Washington....you might know who that is....

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 12 years ago
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From relayer

That moire one had a dodgy strainer as well. Recently, a WMP Oaklawn Aristocrat snare with lots of yellowing fetched over $900. I paid $900 for my walnut-stained Oaklawn Aristocrat snare several months back. I'd heard that the market on Camcos was slow, but it doesn't appear to be that way.Stephen

I also picked up a walnut oval badge for $400 and a George Way BDP Aristocrat for $350, both were Ebay deals. I'd say the market is coming back especially with the LA AC blue fetching over $1300 recently which may have been the spark needed.

1957 George Way BDP 26" concert bass drum
1959 George Way BDP 22/12/16 w/ 5.5x14
1959 George Way Green Sparkle 22/12/16 w/5.5x14
1961 George Way Blue Sparkle 20/12/15
1961 George Way Jelly Bean 20/12/14 w/4.5x14
1960’s Camco Oaklawn Champagne 20/12/14/16w/5x14
1971-73 Camco Chanute Walnut 24/14/18 w/5x14 COB
Posted on 12 years ago
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