OOOOooooohh! SILVER sparkle! I can't wait to see that one, man!
Wow! So, that means:
mlvibes has the blue sparkle Jazzette
b.d. bop's got the black cortex B/O badge kit
I've got the two red sparkles
wflkurt has a silver sparkle
I know there is a Japanese website with a picture of a champagne sparkle Jazzette......but, on second inspection, I find this "Jazzette to be a bit peculiar -suspect, if you will. Take a look:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopolis-Mars/2182/museum/vintage/ludwig.htm#top
*I have heard tell (a looong time ago at another forum) there was someone who owned a green sparkle B/O badge Jazzette -but I never saw it...it was just a legend!
*Another "legendary" one that I heard about was a walnut grain cortex B/O Jazzette -never saw it, though.
I would love to see a gold sparkle Jazzette or an old-style oyster blue pearl (not the bowling ball variety...although, that would be cool, too!)
Now...let's talk about HOW the Jazzette kit came about. I was told that Roy Haynes wanted Ludwig to build him a special smaller-sized bass drum than what was standard with other contemporary company's "bebop" kits (14 X 18). So, Ludwig obliged him by shortening the depth of the bass drum by another 2 inches. This, supposedly was touted as being easier to throw into the back of a NYC cab back in the days when drummers would "club hop" with their kits.
That story might be just a myth, but I'll go with it for now because I know Roy was an endorser for many years and he just seems like the kind of guy who would want something to be a little more unique!
I know there must be several more Jazzettes out there. I would love to see the production numbers that show just exactly how many Jazzette kits were made and with what finishes.
So, should we Jazzette owners come up with a secret handshake or something now? ;) HA!