I have a pair of Buddy's Rogers' sticks that he gave me in 1966. These are very rare as they are the ones that Rogers sanded by hand to give the butt of the stick an hour glass profile. I also have a newspaper article from that same night that mentions my name and why this "young kid was by himself" at a BR concert when all his friends were home listening to the Beatles. :)When he handed them to me they smelled like Old Spice and the scent lasted for at least a year. I didn't wear men's cologne at age 16, but I now knew what kind I would wear if I ever started. These are in great shape, and you can read Rogers and Buddy Rich in blue ink. I've enjoyed these for a lot of years and wondering what the value might be if I decided to sell them. Thanks.
Hello Lyle!
I have the exact pair NOS/NIB in my collection of Buddy Rich sticks. I have in the collection, every model he used between the years of 1955 and 1980... all of them NOS/NIB. The fact that yours came from BR himself is way cool!, and yeah... I smelled the same Old Spice when I met with him back in 1973! This all said...
... value, well... not too long ago, those sticks would have brought approx. $300.00/pair, or maybe slightly MORE given that they were actually used by Buddy. Today... not so much. This has happened with all matter of drum/accessories in this economy. But!, the "value" or worth if you will, really resides in who might want them, and what they are willing to pay. Buddy has been gone for 27 years now, thus... items like that aren't bringing what they used to as so much time has passed.. the economy is still lousy.. and BR's biggest fan base is us!.. meaning .. 50 year old's or more. If you wanted to cut those sticks loose right after he passed away, well... I bet you could have gotten $500.00 or more for them. Today, not so. Regardless...
NICE item Lyle! And you never know!
Tommyp
