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Floor tom help needed. Last viewed: 3 hours ago

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Need some help with this one please. I've got a floor tom that I'm considering selling, but I don't know all the details on it or have a solid fix on its value. Hoping that any of you can give me some input on it.

I think it's a late 40's -50's Walberg & Auge floor tom. I've managed to find pics of a couple of others much like it. It is a 16x14 floor tom. 16" being the depth. The finish is a black wrap much like Gretsch Black Nitron or the black wrap that Wfl/ Ludwig used. It has Gretsch Rocket lugs. It has brass flange hoops with clips. It has a round green felt muffler. The interior of the shell is painted black. It has upper,lower and center re-rings. Initially, i thought this was a 5 ply shell. But looking at it closer, the inner 3 plys are actually the re ring. I have read about W&A 2 ply shells and also 3,5,6 ply shells. It has Wfl leg mount/legs. W&A was known to use various brand parts and so forth as they actually made many of them for the leading drum manufacturers. The drum appears to be completely original and has what i also think are the original calf heads. Has some corrosion on some of the lugs and on the leg mounts. The wrap is beautiful. I only gave it a wipedown with Novus 1. The drum looks much like i found it. Just a mild cleaning.

Any info about the drum or it's value would be much appreciated. I'm in the dark on this one as there is not much to compare to. Thanks as always.

Mike

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Seems like a drum that could be added to any set of same colour to add a bit of vintage mojo or for the drummer at the end of the rainbow who needs this exact drum to complete his vintage W&A set. Either way it's a nice drum. I'm nobody to give an appraisal, but I know what it's like to buy vintage floor toms or any floor tom for that matter. Floor Toms don't come cheap. I'd just ask $400, but I don't know if it's worth more or less. That's just the price tag I'd put on it if I were selling it myself. It's probably worth $1,100 for all I know. :D

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Thanks for your input Chromeo. Anyone else?

Mike

Posted on 9 years ago
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Thanks for your input Chromeo. Anyone else?Mike

Hey no problem. For some people it might be a bit of a pig in a poke, but to the guy who collects these drums it would surely be a valuable piece. Might sit for a while, but can't see why you couldn't get at least $400 on it. It's a floor tom after all and we know how expensive they can be.

I hope somebody else can weigh in so we can get a few more opinions. I'm just thinking what I'd ask for it if I were selling, but I could be way off.

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