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Soooo... I'm thinking about getting a Leedy kit

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Yeah. I thought I had a set of Leedy's as my first kit back in the day, but they were a no-badge stencil kit. The floor tom was pretty awesome however.

Be that as it may, I stumbled across a Leedy kit that appears reasonably unmolested. It's black with the purple sparkles in the finish. Bass, 12" ride tom and snare, but no floor tom. 20" bass, which is fine I guess. I would prefer an 18 but that seems a bit out of my price range.

So my question is: are there any 14" floor toms around in this color? Is it a "rare" color, which means that it will take me decades to find the floor tom for? Does anyone have an orphan in any finish (or cracked/damaged finish) I can then have Precision drum reproduce the wrap for me maybe? (assuming I can afford the drum)

Thanks guys. The input I get here will influence my decision to buy or not.

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 6 years ago
#1
Posts: 2753 Threads: 132

You best bet is one of two options I can think of. 1. I once had a 14" parade snare drum in this wrap. The parade drums are probably a bit easier to find and convert to find a floor tom than a floor tom. 2. take a good close up picture and a good picture from about two feet away from one of the drums with that wrap. Bum wraps will be able to make you a great reproduction of the wrap for a very reasonable price. You can then apply that wrap over whatever wrap or paint is on a floor tom you wish to use with the Leedy drums. Leedy lugs are always available on eBay.

Here's an all original Slingerland set that I had with this same wrap.

No matter how far you push the envelope, it is still stationery.
Posted on 6 years ago
#2
Posts: 1427 Threads: 66

That looks like the same color.

So would you say it's worth picking up and saving?

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 6 years ago
#3
Posts: 611 Threads: 33

Very rare color and a floor tom for them is going to be very difficult which is why they have been for sale for a VERY long time .

Warning ... Avoid member statuscymbal here, vintage_collector on DFO , and americanpatriot10 on eBay. Email me for his name. All are the same shady guy who has burned me and a list of other members on both boards . He is also selling on Facebook too ..
Posted on 6 years ago
#4
Posts: 1427 Threads: 66

I guess there’s no rush then.

I thought it would be cool to have a less mainstream domestic kit. And as I understand it, Leedy quality was quite good.

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 6 years ago
#5
Posts: 3088 Threads: 326

Leedys are rare birds. Finding a matching floor tom is likely to be very difficult. I've had one Leedy set and sold it because of a major move from MA to FL. I regret it and haven't seen a suitable replacement since then - about 3 years now.

Posted on 6 years ago
#6
Posts: 1427 Threads: 66

I tend to gravitate to the rare and unusual...

As a former owner, any guidance on where I might look?

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 6 years ago
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