BTW, Mitch never used a 14x14 in silver sparkle.

I wonder where he used this set? In all the pics I have seen of Mitch he is playing a Ludwig set that looks new from when the pic was taken. The set on display is a WFL set probably from the late 50's. Not saying that it was'nt used with Hendrix, I am just suprised to see a WFL set. Does anyone have any pics of Mitch playing a WFL set?

BTW as cool as silver sparkle is(and it's cool) I loved the maple set that Mitch used. I had never even dreamed that a maple canister throne existed until I saw this pic... This is freakin awesome!

I read somewhere that there was a coin toss to choose betweem Mitchell and Aynsley Dunbar to be in Hendrix' band.

Dunbar was awesome in pre-Steve Perry Journey. Look on youTube for stuff like "Kahoutek" and "Of A Lifetime"

as a matter of fact, here you go...

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[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMnTGyi_z3s[/ame]

There was a black Ludwig kit in the Hendrix exhibit at the Seattle Music Experience when we went there.

That looks like Mitch's Woodstock black panther set that was actually a double bass set. I have just never seen any pics of Mitch on a WFL set which is what that pic earlier was. I wonder if the rest of the panther set still exists?

A guy who was at the Hendrix gig at the LA Forum told me he saw a fan jump onstage after the show and walk off with Mitchell's 12' black panther tom! Photos of them after that gig only show one tom on Mitch's set.

Gosh...I had a Keystone badge BP set and I sold it like the fool I am...Grrrr!

and always with rogers hardware and spurs... pretty cool I wonder where all the sets are today...

Mitch gave his maple set, or one of them, to Robert Wyatt from Soft Machine.