Gary, i remember seeing that 6.5 last year at the PA show. I also recall a killer price. :) I picked up the matching little sister from the same seller.. 5" gretsch shell

Lets put it this way, there's a seller on sleezeBay asking $3,000 in this same wrap but I think it's a 5"!...that might be where Bunny remembers the thread discussion from. $700!...HUH! DOH...hock your car, wife, mother, whatever!...BUY IT! Yes Sir

Chris, So you are the one that grabbed that 5" flat shell. The seller of both is a fine Rogers original drummer. Getting his beavertail red onyx set new in 1963. Those 2 flat shell snares have been for sale for years at that PA show. It was a dangerous drive home but glad to bring Mr. Lawton a canister throne to repair as well as see familiar faces that liked to discuss old Rogers. Couldn't resist walking away from that 6.5 one more year and had to make an offer before trying to beat the weather out the door. 3 1/2 hrs to get there. Spent 1 1/2 hrs chatting it Rogers up. Then 5 hr slow drive home. Saw accidents on both sides of the trnpke both ways. Cars and truck large and small. Glad I am back safe and the new arrival goes well with the other flat shell oddities found this year. Also nice to know the throne is in the best hands for a proper restoration-Mr. Jack Lawton. Eat some candy...BOO!