It's amazing, and heart breaking all at the same time. Original owner plugged the rail mount holes, the L arm mount holes (very professional), and then (again very professionally) drilled the crap out of the drum to put on an 80s Tama double mount. 157984 keystone badge. All original everything else.
This will be for sale, but I thought I'd post it as it is a rare thing to stumble across, and SO heart breaking to see!
Adam
And incase you don't believe your eyes:
Thats why the fetch so much in perfect shape...
Some idiot didn't get to it in 40-50 years,and do this kind of abuse to it....
Amazing find Adam! Congratulations.
Very sad to see. on such a rare drum.
I hear ya. Sounds so good though!
-Adam
Shame about the honkin' big hole. You might see if you can turn it into a Gold Coast (from the 1963 catalog). It depends on the diameter of that hole and the Ludwig mounting plate of the period.
[img]http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/ludwig_sets/1963_ludwig_drumsets10.jpg[/img]
Same 12x18 dimensions on the bass. Pole style holder on the top which then has the top of a snare stand to take the snare. The Pole mount would work equally well with holding your tom using a Ludwig single arm from that period. Or a dual tom holder if you prefer. I've seen it done.
That serial number fits better with the Gold Coast period than it does with the first catalog Jazzette which is 1967 (Rob Cook has them starting in 1966) so you aren't doing anything too extraordinary.
Unless you have the wherewithal to turn it back into stock Jazzette again, in which case go for it.
I put a Ludwig double mount over the hole to see if it was doable. It is, but you would have to fill the tama screw holes and then re-drill for the double mount and just use the slightly oversized hole for the tama pole.
It would cover the big hole though. To me thats the best option, but Im going to leave that decision up to the new owner, because honestly Im not that into keeping the drum. Not that I dont think its super cool...but Im not dying to own a jazzette kit, and Im sure there is someone out there who would LOVE to get a hold of this bass drum and make it right so that their kit is at least "players" complete with the right size bass drum.
Adam
WOW. Im an idiot.
The short depth really threw of my radar. Also, I have a cold...so maybe these are good excuses. Maybe not. The diameter of the drum is 20. So....now that we know that Im an idiot and this is not a Jazzette bass drum...the question remains...what is it?
-Adam
