... for now. It's come a ways upward in the past couple weeks.
For me, this kit is a player so though I like that it's worth something, I'm not obsessed with ultimate value for reselling. I will own this thing for several years and, though you never say "never", it will probably be my only kit. Thus I'm sure several members here will be somewhat disappointed that I refinished the bass hoops. This involved minimal smoothing and the wrap rings were loose so I carefully peeled them off and cemented them back in place once re-painted (black lacquer). Sorry fellers, but the flaked off paint was the only thing that made the set look worn and to my eyes I like the look a lot better now.
Installed new heads (the old ones baked in the attic for over 7 years), bought a vintage 19" Avedis crash/ride to match the vintage of the 13" Avedis hi-hat it came with when I bought it. I'm sure cymbals may be switched around in the future, and the ride is a cheap ZBT (which sounds as cheap as it costs) so I'll add one more to the mix to replace that one probably sooner than later. Since it's a player, I bought some double-braced heavy cymbal and snare stands but I'll keep the originals stored away to keep things complete if wanted. I also have a cowbell to install but haven't decided how I want to mount it yet and the kit as-is far outweighs my skill so I don't need it immediately. I figure it is prudent to get a feel for what I've got and the cowbell placement will speak to me soon enough.
It has an old Slingerland bass pedal and it's rough, squeaky and spongy/resistant action, thus I have an Iron Cobra 600 on the way so I can learn on a good one.
It didn't come with the original snare so I bought a pretty decent new-ish acrolite to play on.
I must say I am very pleased. There is no detectable fading of the wrap - the color underneath the various hardware appears identical to the exposed wrap - and it cleaned up very nicely I think.
So here's a pic of the kit as of today: See attachment!
