Greetings.

I just joined this forum last night. I am a die-hard Gretsch drum fan and have a accumulated a number of pieces and have a pretty awesome set of round badges + some newer ones that came in sizes not offered in the RB years. I love the sound.

I have one snare drum that is in great shape and untouched (to my knowledge it is all original). It is a three ply, eight lug drum in a sparkle finish that is somewhere between silver and gold (perhaps uniformly yellowed silver, kind of gingerale if you will), die cast rims, micro sensitive throw off, adjustable butt, intact standard double pad muffler system. There is no paper lable inside (looks like there never was), but it is sealed with the silver paint. The drum is 5 or 5 1/2 by 14 and all the chrome is shiny with very minor pitting on some of the lugs. The wrap is perfect and tight, no lifting anywhere, no scratches on the surface of it. No extra holes. The round badge and grommet are perfect. It's a really nice looking drum. My picture files are too big to attach here, but if you give me an email address, I will send a few out.

Anyone know what the range for fair value on this drum would be?

Thanks.

Gary

Dix Hills, NY

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