it looks like it could be a champaign sparkle that is just very faded. i know that wrap was very popular for gretsch in the 50s and 60s. they also didn't have the re-rings.

i hope i'm not way off. sorry if i am!

Well little brotha..I think we have a Kent here. You got the lugs? That would confirm it.

John's right on the money. It's a Kent.

Wow! Kent. Well that's good news.

The good: It came with rims and legs and the small set rods for legs.

The bad: Don't know if I can bring back the finish & I don't have the lugs.

The Ugly: Shell has a small cut with ply still there, it splintered on inside. I was told that it was hit by a cymbal edge. Eye Ball see pic

The inside of the shell was hit by a cymbal edge??? Hmmmm

That's what happens when you use a bottomless floor tom as a carry-all for cymbals, hardware, and smaller drums. :) I'd bet money that the inside of the bass drum from this kit (wherever it is) is in similar shape.

Scott

Hm, i should have known. I had a kent kit in the same color.

It was a kenters dream too. all original in brand new condition and all the extras from the original cases to the original key.

...i'll admit...i miss it.

Although, i'm not sure that my shells were maple. Is that what yours is?

If so then it's much better then whatever the heck mine was.

Yopurs could have been a later MIJ kit. In the end days, Kent had them produced offshore in either Japan or Taiwan. They would have been the fare of the era 6 and 9 ply shells. 6 for the toms and 9 for the bass. Some of the snares are 4, 5 and 6 ply. Even some are ultra thin 3 ply veneers clad to make a simple shell that will crush under it's own stress. Some of these, if reworked properly have a groovin' tone, while most are pure crap.

No. It was hit from the outside of shell kind of like a flying saucer. Maybe they were playing frisbee with a hi-hat cymbal? flowers2 But it sliced through the wrap and poked the shell interior, just kind of fractured it,ya know? As far as the species of wood, I'm lucky if I count the plies and get that right, how the heck ...oh, by the way Was I right about the 2 plies? Burger Kin