Ludwig-dude!...Here's a couple of my 1955 WFL Buddy Rich Super Classic with chrome hardware and in WMP of course as that was BR's color! This drum is in incredible condition and plays/sounds fabulous. Quite articulate for a 3 ply w/rings. When the market was good, this drum would bring $475.00 AND UP easily. In today's market, yeah... not as much, unless your buyer were sitting and waiting for that exact drum, and with some disposable cash in his pocket. So with that said, as mentioned prior, $175.00 was indeed an excellent buy for that drum mcjnic!Value is a hard thing to figure... the hardware is nickel... but still, the drum appears to be in pretty nice condition. I would say, with the drum all detailed/polished... $300.00. This isn't meant to take anything away from Ludwig-dude's assessment, just my opinion. Either way, at $175.00... an excellent buy!!Tommyp
You might be closer, Tommy, than I was in my estimation. No worries. I agree that he did very well! A good use of rouge compound and a buffer wheel would make that nickel shine as good as chrome too!
