Hello fello vintage drum enthusiasts,
this is my first post and am looking forward to joining your community and learning a lot more about the vintage drums I have come to love, play and collect.
I'm hoping that some of you seasoned vintage veterans can help me find out what this thing is worth as I will be putting it on eBay very soon.
First off, the kit configuration is an odd one with (2) 9x13 rack toms, 16x16 floor and a standard 14x22 bass. The first owner said he purchased this configuration brand new in 1968 from a shop in San Francisco.
The wrap finish is a Red Onyx and seems to be in decent shape on the toms. Some scratches and small dings aside all seams are tight with the exception of some cracking on the bottom of the bass drum. The BD hoops have the matching inlays also in decent shape. Is this a rare finish?
All three toms are missing the bottom hoops and tension rods. The bass drum is missing all claws, but has (10) t-rods. There is NO snare included in this kit. All bearing edges are in good clean shape and all the chrome is also in very good condition. No pitting or rust.
A local shop has a four piece with all the stock parts, minus a snare as well, selling for $3000... Not sure if that's a good price or not. But, if the finish is hard to come by, then perhaps their asking price is not out of the question.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!