1940's Slingerland Radio King Sky Blue Pearl in excellent condition.

Chicago cloud badge on bass drum.

Bass drum has a Ray McKinley muffler and works perfectly. This was an option from the Slingerland factory.

The previous owner had a custom drum builder modify the toms and bass drum with a " modern day" 45 degree bearing edge.

This 'trued' the baring edges, providing punch and volume of modern drums, but still have the warmth of vintage drums... the best of both worlds.

The toms and bass drum have recently been re-wrapped in Sky Blue Pearl and have new chrome modern-updated lugs replicated from the original beavertail lug style. If Sky Blue is not your thing… you can have the kit re-wrapped in any color you like. This would also provide the opportunity to use any hardware of your choice. (or remove hardware)

Slingerland stick saver hoops on all toms and snare.

All Radio King drums are 3 ply mahogany with maple re-rings.

Drum sizes are: 14x26 Bass Drum, 16x16 floor, 9x13 tom, 6x14 snare. (Tom mount and floor tom legs included)

The set also comes with a 6x14 matching Magstar custom snare drum. 8 ply maple with maple reinforcement rings. ($450 value).

Rob Kampa did an excellent job of matching the kit visually and sonically. Rob has been building high-end custom drums for over 20 years and had a few commending write ups in Modern Drummer.

Needs nothing and is ready to play or keep as a collectors piece... as I have.

I consider this kit to be very similar to the Radio King set Joe McSweeney (from Eames Drums) built for Buddy Rich in the early eighties. (similar meaning... similar updates and modifications that Joe made to Buddy's RK set)

It's the only kit Buddy played without an endorsement. He just wanted his old Radio Kings back.

Buddy LOVED that RK and played it until his final years.

I own the 1987 Modern Drummer magazine dedicated to Buddy.

There is a section where Joe explains the whole process on how he build/reworked Buddy's RK kit.

He even built Buddy a 28" bass drum that he requested.

Joe finished it 2 weeks before Buddy passed and it never got it to him. Joe still has the bass drum at his shop.

This kit needs nothing and is ready to play or keep as a collectors piece... as I have.

Here are more pics. http://sdrv.ms/K8KDBK

Due to the large drum sizes, I prefer local pick up. Boston or Western MA.

ALL questions welcomed. Thanks for looking!