I saw these online for sale.
they are being offered as 60's club dates.
sizes 24x16, 14x14 and 12x10.
These seem to be unusual sizes for a 60s club date kit.
I asked a salesman about the size of the bass drum, he measured it and confirmed that it was 24x16
any thoughts?
Well, that certainly is an oddball kit. The bowtie lugs and tension rods on the bass drum are certainly the type used on Club Date kits, but not a 24."
And a Club Date has the standard rail consolette mounted at "top dead center" of the bass drum, not the "Hollywood" kit double-tom mount shown here. Of course, the early "Hollywoods" had twin 12x8 toms and the 1966 and later had a 12x8 and a 13x9.
This one has a single 12x10? And you need either the double-tom mount stem or a snare drum stand to use that drum.
The bowtie lug 14X14 floor tom with "clipper" legs is a Club Date, for sure.
That's a curious kit. I'd ask the salesman to give you the badge numbers, to see if they are reasonably close to each other. Then it might be a special order kit. If so, my question would be "Why?!" :-)
My two cents' worth...
Regards, Marty Black
