Hello everyone,
Years ago I came into possession an original '60ish RB Gretsch kit that used to be one of the house drum sets for the Detroit Motown Hitsville and then made its way to L.A. when Motown moved their business here.
A good friend of mine was working with Soundeluxe who bought the Motown building when they closed and was creating "Signet Sound". When he came into work one day he was just in time to see workers throwing this kit(and other instruments) into the dumpster! He stopped the workers and got permission from his boss to take the drums home. A few years later he gave the drums to me as he knew I was a working drummer who also restores drums and makes custom builds. He wasn't a drummer but really was just a fan and didn't want to see them trashed. I had to get a few parts like a rim or two and some tension rods, heads of course but other than that this is how they were. You can see in the pictures where they actually spray painted "Motown Studios" right on the drums. It appears that the floor tom is from the '70's (perhaps added later) as it is not a round badge(and no spray paint) and they at some point drilled the bass drum to add a '70's Ludwig tom holder which I have but the rail consolette mount is still there as well and is what I have been using.
I have only found one picture on the internet that show what looks to be this kit in the late '60's. You can see the wrap pattern pretty well on the floor tom but the rest is a bit unclear. So, based on the pictures what do you guys think these could be worth?
I appreciate any input and advice.
