Opinions on what is a collectible drum can certainly differ.

I have a few kits, but more snares.

The snares I am looking to collect are 1960's "professional" models from the American drum companies.

I have a nice 7 line Dynasonic, an early Camco Tuxedo, an early `60s Slingerland brass shell model with 3 point strainer etc..

All these snares are within the 300-500 range.

Mike C collects much nicer drums than I do.

I've got a nice collection of snares, none worth more than $500; they're nice, clean, original examples of common drums. I'm thrilled to have them......marko

> I won,t contribute any more, as it seems as this is a elite club that I am not able to understand or afford. Thanks again, for the help in the past, I will not bother you guys again...Bucky

I read through this thread twice just to see if I missed something... does anybody know what caused him to just implode like that? Did somebody burn him in another thread? I'm confused about his reaction.

John

maybe hes just like one of us old guys trying to get back some youth memories! and like all of us the river is running try and he just got a rude awaking ...again thanks to the vdf and there information the whole world knows what a vintage ludwig is, lol, glad i got on the band wagon early on there are still some very nice examples out here a little pricy but still very nice originals drums gary

I get the impression that when you say "salvaged sets", you're referring to fixer upper kits. And those most definitely can be found for 400 to 600. Again these deals don't come up everyday. But they're not unheard of. If a clean ludwig kit can be had for 800 to 1200, a fixer upper should be in the aforementioned range. The hard part is getting the seller with the fixer upper kit to realize his is not in the upper range. Unfortunately a lot of sellers think just because it's vintage or has the name, it's worth top dollar. But there's many variables to this stuff. And thats the nature of the game.

Jason

It seems as though many of us drum guys like to watch Antiques Roadshow. My wife and I watched the most recent show which featured a pair of early Qing Dynasty vases from China. The pair of vases were about three hundred years old, and beautiful artifacts in excellent condition. Wow! Three hundred year old beautiful pottery from China. They must be worth a fortune. As I recall, the appraiser estimated them to be worth no more than $5,000 or $6,000 for the pair. That really surprised me

Bucky hang out for a while. Don't give up the ship yet you just got started. This is one of those hobby's that can take some time to find what you want. Months, years sometimes. There are some lucky guys who stumble on great deals weekly. It's a matter of being in the right time at the right place. Keep a eye on Guitar Center and Music Go Round online. GC will ship things to your local store where you can check them out. Not sure about MGR. Craigslist is a tough nut. Lots of people scanning it daily. So the deals come and go fast. That said there's some very nice stuff posted here on a weekly basis. And if your on Facebook many of the drumming groups allow buying and selling too. I used to buy and sell classic cars and engine parts. Hard to find OEM parts took years to find. But I found them. Same thing with drums sometimes. If you buy project drums and kits you'll have to be patient looking for parts. So spending a little more on complete drums is a better way to go sometimes. It's easy to take something the wrong way on internet forums. A person might say something and you might take it a different way. Happens all the time. Most times it's a misunderstanding. Sometimes it's not. People here are a really nice helpful group. Post some specific want to buy ad's here and get your feelers out there. Things will happen but you need to act fast when they do. If you think twice you'll lose. Trust me on this. Anyway give it some time stick around a bit. :)

Bucky I just don't know what all the fuss is about, you said you were thinking 300-500 and you said you liked ( amongst others) radio king snares ....well you can get these for just over 500 dollars. I have got a couple for some reason iam very drawn to them. I just want to see you have some satisfaction. I suppose that some collectors can do and only collect VERY expensive 'rare' / imaculate pieces. I'm no expert, though maybe I don't know a thing? Anyone want to enlighten?

Bucky,

Unless you have endless funds, you can't emass a collection in a month or two. It takes years! As they say, I've kissed a lot of frogs.....

If it's something you aspire to, stick to it!

There are a lot of vintage drums yet to be found (at least I hope there are). There are many ways to dig for them and find a deal. There is also eBay, but be careful there, buying sight unseen is risky.

Endless advice and great people here!

Good luck!

If I could copy and paste the CL ads I would but they have all been removed, the ad was amateurish at best, to a longtime vintage enthusiast /collector,any way, I had a bud from Asheville NC call me and ask if I had seen these ads I replied I had and had responded once to one of them. Told him the poster of the ad declined my offer. There were 4 of them in one day all written the same way. My other collector friend was miffed by the ads, I told him there are plenty of drums for us all. Also the type of drums that Bucky was asking for would be a tough find anyway. He seems to be thin skinned from the replies he was given. I can only say don't try vintage guitars and amps then.