My 1963 Shelly Manne Drum Set

[leedybdp]

I will begin this post with an apology for posting lousy pictures of my favorite drum set. The pictures I take with my current cell phone have never come out good when I transfer them to my computer. They are usually "fuzzy". I think that I have finally--after about a year of frustration--found a way to improve this situation.

So, here's a picture that I snapped yesterday of this great little set-13,16, 20, matching Shelly Manne snare drum. I had some Slingerland bongos (bongo toms?) that I wrapped in the closest match to the beautiful SlingerLeedy vintage Black Diamond Pearl. Small Leedy lugs dropped right into the holes for the Slingerland lugs.

[jaghog]

How sweet it is

[leedybdp]

Of all of the dozens of drum sets that I have owned over sixty-plus years, this is the one that I think will stay with me forever.

[Dan Boucher]

My first two Rogers sets were 20,13,16. I eventually came back around to those sizes. Nice looking set you have there. That large patterned BDP is so nice.

[oaklandrichie]

Beautiful!

[Delorso]

Just incredible. That's probably my favorite BDP pattern. A great looking kit.

[kevins]

Beautiful, thanks for posting .. !!

[Rik_Everglade]

Alright. You’ve forced me to post a pic of mine. Well...Once was mine. I stupidly sold it. It went to a great guy in New Jersey. The Shelly Manne drum sets were some of the most beautiful I’ve seen:

[jaghog]

That’s a sure keeper!

[idrum4fun]

Originally Posted by Rik_Everglade

Alright. You’ve forced me to post a pic of mine. Well...Once was mine. I stupidly sold it. It went to a great guy in New Jersey. The Shelly Manne drum sets were some of the most beautiful I’ve seen:

That's a real beauty! And, trust me, you're not the only one that ever sold a kit and regretted it! I've sold quite a few kits, for considerably less than I paid, and kick myself about it to this day! What was I thinking?!!

-Mark