I don;t get it. You didn't ask if they were wrapped? Sight unseen with no further information?

Maybe she's confused and they're Rockers...

I had a call from my ad in the paper years ago..wanting drums/cymbals...

A lady called and said she had a BD and a snare....thinking it was a 20's Lud kit,I asked if it had a painted scene on front head..yes,she said!>>So,planned on being there early next morn..couldn't sleep even....thinking maybe Black Beauty snare.....

When I got there at 8 AM..she took me in to find a 50's Gretsch Harlequin BD and matching snare..with a painted scene...

The scene was........"Rob Jinx...worlds WORST drummer"..and a caricature of Rob playing said kit, smoking a cigar/twirling his stix!

My GF laughed so hard when I told her later what I got!

what if the guy has Alzheimer's and bought the kit in 86....

just kidding!

jason

got a chuckle out of me Jason...

At any rate.... The suspense is almost too much to handle. Hope the kit is a beauty! Just for laughs below, and hope it is true!

My bet is it is a factory matched 22,13,16 with jazz fest in pink oyster pearl....and the guy finally got tired after all these years of being teased about a pink kit. Will go out and buy a different NEW kit with the proceeds.

Nevin

Well,

I met the granddaughter around noon today..

We met up at a local coffee shop about 5miles from my house..she and the family were on there way to a cottage they were renting...

She lives about a 3hr drive from my place...but they were literally passing thru..

The kit came from her granddad...he bought it new at a local store nearby...

* he recalls it was the Christmas of 1957..! (He's 80 now)...

In the ad I seen...it only showed the drums in there nylon cases (bad pic)..

And said...antique drums to sell...I counted the number of drums and noticed...mmmmm

Either there's no Flr tom or no snare..?

No info,..no pics of the wrap...

Only info came from the granddaughter (it says L U D I N G) from her memory...

And she mentioned there all there and good shape...

She drove over..2days later.

Well,

It's a WFL.....yup..! (Pics coming)...

22 bass drum with matching inlay...o' yes...it's a WMP...date stamp inside Feb/25/57

With the rail mount..fold out Spurs ..& 2 CYM holders.& attaching muffler.

13" rack tom...(Feb/22/1957)

And the Snare..14x5.5 ..8 bow tie lugs (classic)..mahogany with maple rings..90% original..(not sure about the wires)..Feb/25/1957..

So all in all ....a matching set...minus the Flr tom...

grandpa was a pro jazz drummer, it never came with the kit.!

Awhole vintage suit case with ALL the hardware and lil attachments..(CYM arms..cowbell..CYM sizzlers..Hihat..pedal etc etc..

Now for the cymbals...

This is where it gets...mmmmmm....om gosh.

Hats..14" very thin matching set..

K zildjian Istanbul from the 40/50s...did I say K....

Top 666g. Bottom at 725g.

17" Crash with 8holes drilled..2 orig rivits..

Zildjian (Trans stamp era) at 1125g

21" ride..Zildjian (big stamp Blk lettering on the Zild,..so late 50s at 2450g

11" splash...(Zild with the hand stamped "J" so war time 30s) at 260g..

Yes pics are coming...

So...how'd I do on a gamble...

I didn't steal them, that's for sure..

But the snare & hats were a nice buy...

Stay tuned 4 pics 2nite...

Wow!! What a find. That would be awesome to have all that together like it is. I sure wouldn't change it. Congrats on the new acquisition.

Mike

Thxs Mike...

But I'm on the hunt for a Flr Tom now..lol

I agree with you completely on that!

Mike

Congrats! That's a great vintage pick! And the cymbals, wow! Score!

I gave up the hunt for a WFL Floor Tom in WMP and settled on a 60's Ludwig Floor Tom. Hope you can eventually add the WFL Floor Tom in WMP.

Here's the badge on all the drums...(from bass)