Really enjoyed reading all the great suggestions and thoughts on this thread.What`s really true is that most of us will never know what the outcome of drum collectability will ever be. But if you invest big dollars now for true rare low produced drums of any kind,chances are in your favor that the payback down the time line will pay off.If you check the records in any field of collectability it usually works out this way.High quality items of any kind will more than likely hold there value in the future monetary scale.It`s the same old story-"if you`ve got money... it`s easy to make money".Now i`ll have to eat my words because i`m just a poor old starving musician and i`m happy for it.

Wayne

Wayne

Anything new that the major drum companies put out that seems to be unique, special, limited or even ones that were a "what were they thinking" ? type of drum or kit will certainly be collectible..

Current drum companies that are famous but i think will not have anything that collectible in 40 years from now, will be DW and Yamaha,among several others, and i'm just using those 2 big names as an example.... Nothing of theirs that is being made at this moment has collectible merit..The only thing that Yamaha would have that is collectible are the made in Japan drums, and the final run of Japan made drums.. Anything after that will probably be the first "made in China" flagship stuff..

After that, who knows ?

DW is the Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones of the drumming world, as

they seem to be the rip off artists of the drum manufacturing world..

One has only to look at their past hardware..Drums on the other hand, could have some collectibility.. Their Edge snare drums, new hydraulic hardware, are things that come to mind..

Most boutique shops that have built drums that are tributes or replicas to some famous drum configurations, sizes, finishes,and shell composition, will also lose out on the collectible aspect of drum manufacturing, because they're just a replica of the original..

I don't get it. Did you just say what I thought you did??? What are you talking about? Please can you re-phrase that? Thanks.

New Ludwig and Gretsch always and quite rightly so. DW surely. And most definitely Sakai shell Yamaha's, particularly 9000 Recording Customs in the right sizes. Craviotto would make sense too. Brady snares and Dunnett Snares. Sonor will always have a loyal fan base. Whenever I talk to a Sonor fan I seem to detect in them a slight foaming in the mouth and a far off stare. Probably like talking to ploughman in person about Rogers! LOL An opportunity I would relish of course!

I would always think that some brands now that are small, handmade companies will eventually become rare and collectible if/once they go out of business or lose their original quality they were known for. Sorta like a post-mortem fame, in a way. One brand that sticks out in my head is Anchor drums. They're handmade custom drums outta North Carolina and the quality is superb. At least as far as I know, they aren't super well-known today, but in 2055 I could see these being highly collectible cause they're handmade, custom ordered, and high quality. I would also see new Luddys, Dunnetts, DWs, and Gretschs being valuable in the future.

Icondo123

I think some Ayotte drums may fit into that category as well

Yes! I forgot to mention Ayotte drums, those fit right in there with Anchor drums. Ayotte a perfect example of what I'm talking about.