Hello Hess,

If possible would be ideal if you could post a photo of the drums, and also the interior of the drums. this forum and drumforum.org have for sale areas, and you can usually do pretty alright selling them that way. craigslist works, ebay too.

Depends a lot on the condition of the drums, and specific series/shell materials of the drums.

Shipping them is not a huge ordeal if you find a buyer; some people prefer them shipped separate, some prefer to ship nested; either way as long as you pad them really well, etc.

Matt

Also, if they end up being decently valuable, cleaning them up would be helpful. Sometimes original heads can be a selling point, I wouldn't worry about buying new heads for them (that can add up quick!).

[COLOR="DarkRed"]pics would be a help...take lots...including some closeups of the chrome as well as a few shots of the shell interiors...and the badges, too.

The quick-sale route would be Craigslist...BUT...you will likely NOT get all the $ you can (or I should say....should....get for it, though). You will get a good 20% less for the kit than on other venues. C'list is great for selling low and mid-range stuff...but folks don't tend to give good $ for the really, really good old stuff. Now, eBay is a good option, but you will have to send the kit...which is a slight pain but usually well worth the rouble given the higher price it will fetch.

or, again, as Tillerva says...post it here...because, of course, the folks who best appreciate the value of a vintage kit are...vintage drum junkies....

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Thanks guys. Here's pictures of the set, pedals, badge, and bass shell. I haven't done anything to clean it up yet. The cymbals were not part of the original set (and are junk).. another guy gave them to me when I got the set.

A couple more things I've noted: there's no cymbal mounting hardware, it's missing about 3 screws on the tom, the snare heads are ripped (others seen fine), and there's no snare stand. What is that bar on the bass? A cymbal mount location?

Let me know what you guys think about it. It sure is easy to get attached / appreciate something like this when you start learning all about it and going over it! Thanks again.

Yes, the bar on the bass is a cymbal arm, looks like it's missing some parts where the cymbal goes. Nice looking drums, maple interior (3-ply? I think, if so very good).

Looks like they're in good shape, I'll have to defer to the Slingy experts for a value though!

[COLOR="DarkRed"]This looks like it's champagne sparkle, no ?

Hess....is it yellow-gold, or more pink-champagne-y gold ? If so...WOW !

The pics look like champagne sparkle....which is arguably the most sought-after and expensive finish a vintage drum can have.

You also have the matching snare. And it looks like the unusual sort of rack tom mount which connected to a secured plate on the bass shell ? Slingy usually went with a consollette rail or a hoop-mounted tom holder, prior to the advent of Set-O-Matics....so although I have seen some of these, they weren't at all as common as the aforementioned.

Black/brass Niles badge with serial #'s = late '60's. The 'hat stand and bass pedal look earlier. The 'hat stand is a late '60's, too; so probably original to the kit...the bass pedal definitely is an earlier vintage for sure, so that wasn't original to the kit.

The downside is...is it missing the floor tom ?

That's too bad because, if it had the FT, this kit is worth a good $1500+.

Without it, I will guestimate about $750-850 if shells and wraps are in good shape...no cracks, lifting seams, warped shells, bad edges.

Pretty nice find, really !

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I don't know, that looks like pink to me. There was a kit on ebay last week that the guy thought was orange. Somebody said champagne but I think that was pink also. Pink is more valuable than champagne from what I have been told!

Either way, they are quite nice! They should definitely be worth a few clams!

Thanks again guys.

I wondered about the non-matching foot pedals and the bass pedal sure looks older. So I'm guessing you're right about that.

I don't know if it's missing a floor tom, but I know I don't have one! There's an extra odd sized "rim" (?) and maybe that was for the floor tom (???).

Interesting thoughts on the bass mounted "cymbal mount" possibly being a tom mount... a drummer at work thought that might be the case too. I wouldn't thing they'd have the two mounting configurations entirely different, but what do I know.

COLOR - In looking at the color sheets on this site again based on your discussion here. In looking at the "1960 Slingerland Catalog Finish Page" I now think it's the "Sparkling Pink Champagne Pearl" or the "Sparkling Champagen Pearl" It's not the Gold I thought it was nor does it have the "orange" look. It has the "pink look"... they both look a little pink to me, so I'm not sure how much. I'm leaning towards the "Sparkling Pink" now... which sounds like a good thing?!?!?!