Thought I would update since I have finally completed this kit and moved it to my sons room. Well.. it's not "completed" but it is complete enough to play.

Originally I purchased JUST the bass and toms and have been piecing it together from ebay and CL since that time.

I scored one correct flat base cymbal stand, but the other one isn't. I am watching 3 on ebay now and will swap it out once I get another one for a decent price.

Got a vintage Spur-lok hi hat stand but NOT the right flat base model. Still looking for one but they show up pretty rarely on ebay and usually come with a silly buy it now price.

Got the correct Speed King pedal. But that is pretty easy to do.

Picked up 20" and 18" Zildjian A rides. The 20" has slight keyholing so I saved a bit there. The Hi hat cymbals are K's just because I got a good deal. I like the sound of them but may swap them out one day. Not really sure.

Got the right snare stand. As you can see the snare is just all wrong. I have now purchased no less than 4 snares in my quest to complete this kit.

First I bought a vintage "ludwig" snare off ebay and when it arrived it was a piece of plywood with ludwig casings. Fortunately it was a reputable store and they happily refunded my money.

Then I bought the Standard you see here. It is in fantastic shape and sounds great too. Sadly the color is just awful with this kit.

I have right now sitting in my living room a 67 Silver Sparkle Jazz Fest in need of a cleaning, a new upper hoop, and a throw off. I have the the throw off sitting right next to it.... This would have suited me just fine but guess what happened next?

Someone put a 1964 Blue Oyster Pearl Jazz festival on ebay with no minimum bid and no reserve. ARGH!!! I had no choice... did I ? Yeah I bought it and it's on the way. I still haven't told my wife. She is going to kill me. Anyway here is the kit in it's current state.