I agree. And I have been thinking about my own collection in this regard, too. I don't have any young, interested relatives to will my drums to...I want whatever I have to end up in some loving collector's hands.
Drums like these really deserve to stay together and in someone's collection -someone who will put back the mufflers and get everything adjusted jusssst right. If I'd have seen something like this a few years ago, then I'd have it in my own collection....but I'm too old to keep buying stuff that I have no one in line to carry the torch for the next several decades for what I have already. But, man...I get lost in that color green! It's a very unique shade!