Since I read this at the top of these forums I figured I would add it in case anyone wants to snag these drums for themselves.

This is what we all deserve to know prior to any transaction taking place.

1. What you generally have for sale.

I have a 60's ludwig and a 60-70's Drum Mate. I also have 5 assorted 20 strand snare wires for 14" and 15" drums. Adam Duplex and 2 no name.

Remo weatherking heads. 2-3 of them 12-16".

Adam heads clear and black 4 of them 10-15"

I'd have to double check all that for accuracy because I've only given a rough once over for the drum parts.

I have large ziplock bags FULL of drum parts. Screws and connectors and rods and the "feet" or "cleets" that the rods connect to. I have no idea about brands or ages on that stuff. They are just loose bags full of drum parts.

2. How fast you ship.

I ship within 24 hours of payment notification.

3. The types of payment you take.

Paypal. That's it.

4. Your eBay user ID (If Available) so we can check your feedback record.

My ebay username is Spank-Ula

5. A Web Site URL (if you have one)

Don't have one.

Edit update - the Ludwig could fetch $100 but leave as is. The duco finishes are tricky. Do not touch them up. Leave it up to the new owner. You sure it's 14x10" and not 12x8? Looks like a club date to me.

The old adage applies here: "If there are no pictures, the stuff does not exist".

Yeah I get it.

"Pics or it didn't happen" lol

I can measure them both again.

Doing some more reading I learned that most drum measurements are given as depth first diameter second in which case these would be 14x10.

But...I'll measure again just to be sure.

OK I looked up Duco finish. It would appear this ludwig was made between March 19'th and August 30'th of 1966.

And what is a club date???

I'm just trying to determine if the drums are worth more than the lamp would be. I estimate that after I am done the lamp sculpture will sell for about $350 but my profit will only be about $150-175.

It is sad to me when vintage drums or vintage instruments for that matter are ruined to make lamps etc . Having grown up with an antique dealer mother and being a collector myself . I have seen many vintage items ruined to make things like this for a few bucks .

We need a pic of the mount on the Ludwig. We don't care about the heads on the drums. We need good side shots of the badge and any mounts or moving hardware on the drum.

If you can make a lamp out of those two drums and get $350 for them hmmmmmm. I would be buying up all the under $100 dollar MIJ kits on CL and make some money.

If the Ludwig has clear or non painted interiors and measuers 13" tall by 9" wide I will buy it off you. Let me know.

Manny

Well the "stuff" has to be authentic. That is where much of the value is.

I'll clean these up, probably cut the depth in half, or just behind the cleets. Cut and glue in shoes to mount a reflective batton back to which the LED bulbs will be mounting so that the owner doesn't have to undo the drum lugs to change a bulb. Add a third drum and mount them on top of each other cantelevered with the largest on bottom and the middle offset.

Buy or make new heads for the front that give the right amount of light pass through. And then mount all of that on a finished hardwood base.

If you just hot glue together 3 chinese drums and shove a lightbulb inside it then you should probably be able to sell it for $30.

As far as destroying vintage items...well...these drums were rotting in a shed. I'm not convinced they can be saved as drums. But since the badges are still visible then they can at least be sold as authentic period pieces of mass manufacturing.

It's not a Picasso. It's a mass produced product that just barely survived long enough to be re-purposed. I think it's great that it hasn't ended up in a landfill.

I appreciate all the information.

I think that taking the time to find the right buyer for the vintage drum is going to be longer and more tedious than finding someone who will appreciate a cleverly composed lighting accent with a musical theme.