I'm a big fan of refurbished or rewrapped kits that have no collector value. As an alternative to a brand new high-end kit, there's no comparison price-wise. And we all know the benefits of the sound of 40-50 year old shells. While I'm very impressed with the quality of a number of the new American-made kits, I think spending a third of the money on a newly wrapped classic kit is a no brainer. You get something clean, nice and shiny with the sound that the big guys are trying hard to replicate today in modern drums.

Gary