Yes, that may be true....BUT!....envision the day when the drum does hit the market! What do you imagine that Ringo's actual Ed Sullivan Show drum set would bring at auction? Ad why would it bring a lot of money? The sound? -no.:Santa:

Yes, that may be true....BUT!....envision the day when the drum does hit the market! [COLOR="Red"]What do you imagine that Ringo's actual Ed Sullivan Show drum set would bring at auction? [/COLOR]Ad why would it bring a lot of money? The sound? -no.:Santa:

I don't mean to hijack the OP, but speaking of Beatles collectors...Do Hofner violin basses and Rickenbacher electric guitars (like the kind John Lennon played) command that kind of money on the market, too? Does anyone know?And yes, some people have all kinds of money they don't know what to do with, so they buy "shiny objects" -whatever they may be -motorcycles, cars, houses, boats...etc. It's kind of one of those, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" kinds of markets. But there are people who do want things -like some kinds of drums....It may/may not have anything to do with the sound at all. It might be 100% due to the look. Hey, people pay BIG money for sculptures, too -because they like the way they look. If someone is a Beatles fan and also has a lot of money, they might pay a ridonkulous amount of money for a snare drum if it makes them feel more connected to the vintage Ringo vibe.People and their icons.... It's almost a kind of religion!Party The actual snare drum that Ringo played would be considered a kind of religious relic! But, if you can't have the real snare drum, then one that looks like it is the next best thing....and then the one that isn't even the same model but has the same wrap is next in line and so on and so on.As far as getting certain models of vintage drums because they believe that will allow them to recreate the original drummer's sound is one thing, but we are talking about, basically, the color of the drums and the sizes, here -not the sound. I can understand how someoe who loves Bonham's sound would want, say, the Vistalite kit in similar sizes. That actually does make sense to me. But, to want an AMBER Vistalite kit is obviously not pertaining just to the desire for that sound; It's a desire for the fantasy of pretending to "be" John Bonham. Some people go to a lot of trouble for things like that. For example, when I saw Goldfinger for the first time, I wanted to be James Bond. But when I found out how much money an Astin Martin with an ejection-seat costs, I had to settle for a Schwinn with a banana seat! (har-dee-harr-harr!):p

Actually, only two drums from that set still exist. Two of them burned up in a fire at Ringo's Hollywood home some years ago....And I'm sure that Zak would become curator of those before they end up on the market somewhere....or possibly may be donated to something like the Smithsonian......

This actually is not true. The full drum kit does exist and is still owned by Ringo. He still owns all four of his OBP kits.I'm sure the Sullivan drumkit (kit #2) will never be sold. However, one million dollars has been offered for the logo bass drum head from the Sullivan show......I turned it down.Sincerely,Russ