Hey guys I found this at a local music store. Normally I HATE paying retail and I feel it goes against what we do. I would much rather have bought it from a collector or another member. That being said I did consult with another member regarding the price and if it was a good deal. I decided based on how scarce they seem to be ( I won't say rare ) to spring for it. It's 3"x13" and in excellent condition.
Do you guys think it's a good one to keep in the collection?
Manny
Not something you see every day, that's for sure. Were it mine it would be a "keeper"
Now you just need the rest of the "quartet"...
I don't think you should keep it. I think you should sell it to me. ;) Nice drum. I remember when they came out with those. They are cool drums.
looks great manny. nice find for sure!
mike
Mike,
Thanks for the sage advice! If I have to move a few drums out of my collection for this guy I think it is worth it.
I will post some pictures ASAP when I get it in. In a perfect situation I can clone the lugs for those who might need them and also for myself to make a downbeat snare out of spare shells I have.
Manny
Those were going for a pretty penny a few years ago. I had one and sold it. Didn't like the 6-lug design. Also be careful of tensioning the drum. Those square lugs have a tendency to get worn by the holes in the drum. They'll wear through the female thread of the lug very easily and those lugs are hard to find and when they are available, they're usually not cheap. Bought some from Tom Mintz and he sent me 3 that were unusable, I only needed 3 and bought 6. He's another story for most of the folks here.
Would tell them that the strainer is not original and get them to come down a bit as well...good score!
Nevin
I used to track prices on these, but dropped that from my list as work pressure increased. Here are my older prices:
3x13 metal Ludwig piccolo in poor shape $201.99 23 bids eBay 19-May-07
Ludwig piccolo 3x13 metal 1971 $267.62 3 eBay 7-Nov-07
Ludwig 3x13 Metal Piccolo KS675787 1967 pristine $512.00 11 eBay 20-Mar-08
Ludwig 3x13 Metal Piccolo KS482016 1967 pristine maybe a 68? $615.00 17 eBay 29-Mar-08
Ludwig Piccolo metal 3x13 b/o 1289587 $300.00 1 eBay 25-May-08
Ludwig 3x13 b/o piccolo rounded badge exec cond all orig 142991 $700.00 19 eBay 15-Feb-09
Ludwig Piccolo 3x13 ks625402 $406.61 31 eBay 15-Feb-09
It does show the sort of prices they used to command. Hope it helps.
the last one on ebay sold for 565 a few months ago..
mike
