Wow, that's quite a collection! Those mahogany/maple marchers in the back caught my eye too, that's always a classy look!
Sigh...the struggle is real...
1967 Ludwig Supraphonic 5 x 14
1976 Ludwig Acrolite 5 x 14
1966 Ludwig Pioneer 5 x 14
66-'67-ish Slingerland orphan project 20/13 (original champagne sparkling pearl)
Mid-60's Slingerland Gene Krupa COB Sound King 5 x 14
Mid-50's Slingerland tenor-to-floor tom resto/conversion project
Early 50's Slingerland Marcher resto project
Pork Pie 6.5 x 14 Big Black
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I just got started " collecting" in the fall. I do believe I may be hooked. My wife asked the other day how many drumsets I have. Trouble is, I'm not sure!!LOL!
A guitar-player friend of mine gave our disease - which I'd rather refer to as a "condition" - a name. It's called GAS (gear acquisition syndrome). I've been told by my wife and friends that I have a pretty bad case of it. I am somewhat glad to say that I'm getting a little better...I let my wife talk me out of buying a slightly beat up 70s Slingerland Gene Krupa Sound King snare for $75 simply so I could have a snare with which I wasn't too attached to leave with the drums I have set up in my band's rehearsal space (the guitarists garage). That just leaves me with another $75 to put toward my next purchase.
Anyway, now that I have given you the diagnosis of your/our condition, I must say congratulations on your latest acquisition. Cool1 I'm a sucker for champagne sparkle.
Lynn
Psalm 150:5
1945 Slingerland RK sparkling gold pearl 26/13/14/16/early 50s 5.5x14 Krupa RK
1967 Slingerland green glass glitter 20/12/14/Hollywood Ace
60s Slingerland 24/13/16/7x14 project
24/13/16/7x14 project RKs
60s 5 & 6.5 Sound Kings
1942 7x14 WMP Krupa RK
1930s Slingerland Universal
1967 Ludwig Hollywood sparkling blue pearl 22/12/13/16
1967 Ludwig Supraphonic 400 & 402
1965 Ludwig Jazz Fest sparkling blue pearl
1923 Ludwig 5x14 NOB
GAS is the correct description of our condition. I'm also in the vDrum forum and the condition is prevalent there as well although I've stopped spending money there and have been focusing on my vintage drums.
Progress report so far...the 13 shined up pretty well! I had to get a new hoop and lug screws for her, but everything else looked in pretty good order. New heads, removed and polished all the chrome, tightened up the rattly muffler, and shined her up. The edges looked round and totally "non-edgy"...but they looked untouched, so I left them as is. No out-of-roundness or uneven edges on this one. The 20 has a few issues to deal with, so I did the easy part first! :)
1967 Ludwig Supraphonic 5 x 14
1976 Ludwig Acrolite 5 x 14
1966 Ludwig Pioneer 5 x 14
66-'67-ish Slingerland orphan project 20/13 (original champagne sparkling pearl)
Mid-60's Slingerland Gene Krupa COB Sound King 5 x 14
Mid-50's Slingerland tenor-to-floor tom resto/conversion project
Early 50's Slingerland Marcher resto project
Pork Pie 6.5 x 14 Big Black
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