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1974 Gretsch score! Last viewed: 7 hours ago

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I just bought this kit last Friday. This is one of the cleanest kits I've ever come across, especially for 70's era Gretsch. This kit looks like it just came from the factory.

The good -

This kit was special ordered in 1974 with no tom mount of bass drum spurs. The owner then had the drum shop drill for Rogers Swivo hardware (this never happens with Gretsch. Usually Pearl) The mounted tom was ordered w/o a badge too. The owner wanted to decide where to put the badge and tom mount. The badge is with the kit but has never been drilled for it. The 22/13/16 kit sounds amazing too. The bass drum hoops that were sent with the kit were walnut with black inlay strips. The owner sent them back and got hoops with no inlay. He was definitely ahead of his time. I'd been looking for a 22/13/16 Gretsch kit for quite some time but I wanted black. This walnut kit was so clean I just couldn't pass it up.

The bad -

No matching snare. That's all I could come up with!

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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 9 years ago
#1
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Very nice!

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Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 9 years ago
#2
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I have the same finish in my custom ordered Gretsch Drop G kit in Bonham sizes.

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 9 years ago
#3
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They are beautiful no doubt! Congrats on finding them. If you ever come across a snare with poor finish, I have the stain that matches that color. I just did a drum for my drum teacher. I did a thread on it,

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=51023


Thank you!
Jeff C

"Enjoy every sandwich" Warren Zevon
Posted on 9 years ago
#4
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Cleeeeen! What a find.

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60's Ludwig Downbeat Silver Spark
70's Ludwig Super Classic White Marine
60's Gretsch RB Champaigne Spark
70's Rogers Big R Black
90's Sonor Hilite (Red maple)
00's DW Collectors Broken Glass
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10's DW Collectors (Acrylic) Matt Black Wrap
10's PDP Concept Wood Hoop kit (Maple)
Proud ambassador of the British Drum Company
Posted on 9 years ago
#5
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A Drummer's Tradition purchase?

Never play it the same way once.
Posted on 9 years ago
#6
Posts: 715 Threads: 59

From orangemi

A Drummer's Tradition purchase?

Yes. They were in the store a total of 10 hours. $1200 for the kit which I thought was a great price.

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 9 years ago
#7
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Sweet Moses ! That's cleaner than Mr. Clean himself ! Great find.. Congrats ;)

Posted on 9 years ago
#8
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Finally set it up tonight. Was a dream to play!

[img]http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x246/dolfan54/1974%20Gretsch/4F35AB3F-047F-4E74-9001-A35B22ACDB15_zpsiipgsgiv.jpg[/img]

Check out the badge placement on the bass drum. It was ordered virgin. To correctly place the swivo mount they needed to rotate the shell over one panel.

[img]http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x246/dolfan54/1974%20Gretsch/3CB352C0-2C9F-4C78-B484-50BC0A9D4288_zpsow5cmt6q.jpg[/img]

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 9 years ago
#9
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Looks like it happened more than once...

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