These days i like 1 up and 1down.But i sometimes add another floor tom to make 1 up and 2 down.With that said over the years of playing 45 in all i have had 3 up{1bass drum} and 2 down..2 bass drums with 3 up on each and 3 down,ete,ete.I used to change set ups all the time...Mikey

Well I find everybody's opinions very interesting and valid, but

I think the question itself has migrated towards what do you like

to play. My intention was more targeted to collecting a drumset

from vintage drum aspect. When I first started collecting drums

the bar was lower than it is now. Now I find myself gladly paying

a premium for a drum/drumset that's in very good condition vs

needing to be restored. I just happened to notice the other day

that when I consider a set of drums for collecting that I only consider

a set with a rail consolette. In fact, I recently purchased a NEW

Ludwig Classic set and it had to have a reil consolette too!