Yes...Ebay seems to be the deciding balance in what the market will bear.

I too, collect other things that are easier to liquidate. When I look at many vintage items, I see a certain quality -something about the vintage stuff that pre-dates the idea of cut-corner manufacturing. Conversely, when I look at many new things, I can see the planned obsolescence -the one, little plastic part that you can't see that hold all the metal parts that you can see, in place. Some of these plastics have a finite life and then begin to denegrate after "X" amount of time. When it fails, all the inter-connected parts go with it. That's all been factored into the overall idea that you will then be forced to go back to that company and spend more money. The whole idea of it wreaks of intentionally suckering the buying public. If that's the modern way of doing business and designing goods, then I'll stick to collecting/trading my vintage items be they drums, guitars, furniture or whatever it might be.

I'm getting old. I can see that. HA!Keep on Pl

A true conspiracy theorist. Micro sensitive strainers weren't exactly designed to be marveled at by future archeologists, but more the exception regarding old stuff. You're lucky to be getting old. It beats the alternative.

[FONT="Arial Narrow"][SIZE="3"]Ahhhh remember when you had to actually go to a drum show or get a mailer from Ned or something if you wanted vintage drums! Bought my first vintage kit from ned in 1993 when I was 21. None of the young guys were into vintage stuff (still reeling from DW at that point) I remember looking at a black and white newsprint catalog and saying "I'll take that one!" (a 69 clear interior Ludwig Ringo finish 12,13,16,22) Ahhh love. [/SIZE][/FONT]

Not to be a buzz kill but that was 14 years ago. Your IRA has probably done just as well.

And just heading back to the original topic, a probably nice yet unspectacular LA Camco kit with minor alterations and no snare - let's see where this ends. In "Stradivarious" as opposed to "Stradispecific".

http://cgi.ebay.com/LA-CAMCO-RARE-STRADIVARIOUS-22-12-16-KIT-EXCELLENT_W0QQitemZ130142107492QQihZ003QQcategoryZ38097QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

There's also a seven piece LA maple finish kit with many alterations going on Craigslist LA for 2500USD (and unless you could work out how to split it into two independent kits, I would call this stupid).

Just preparing myself to head off to what I think is Sweden's first vintage drum fair tomorrow some way out of Stockholm (nestling gently under the nurturing wing of a vintage guitar show) - will have my Oaklawn oval badge kit in tow to pose with.

I have that kit on my watch list.......we will see........

John

True, but you can't play it, discuss it (well, I can't), and it doesn't look as cool!

At social events, it's more fun talking about my bands and drums than it is about my mutual funds and CDs! (Glad my wife takes care of that...)

I guess that's why we are all on this forum and have our basements full.

Yes, indeed!Burger Kin

Back to why I started the thread. So for what it's worth (less than what I paid for it) the 50s George Way Duco snare arrived and it is in exceptional condition. I'll have to spend some time cleaning some rust residue off the hoops and waxing the shell but it is about as good as you could expect a 50 year old anything to look without regularly cleaning it.

It sounds good too. I think 6 lug drums may be more "me" than anything else. We'll see if retuning it during an evenings's playing becomes an issue. I think 6 lug drums ring more with an off center stroke than 8s and 10s. My experience anyhow.