Greetings...my first post here. I recently bought a set of WFL's from the original owner. He bought them in Hollywood from Drum World in 1957 when he was 19 years old. His good friend Shelly Manne helped him select the kit. I am honoured that he sold to me and I have promised to give this fine kit the respect that it deserves. They were played between 1957 and 1965 by this gentelman who said he made a great deal of money playing them. He had played parties at Sammy Davis Jr.s home many times and the kit had been played by a few greats like Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne and even Sammy Davis himself sat at them. The kit is 100% original with all the calfskins, hardware, Zildjians, etc. The last time they were played was 1965. I am going to clean and polish them and keep you all updated on the progress. I did snap a photo of the gentleman sitting at the kit when I went to buy them and I will try to post it later. Anyway...I'm very excited about the drums and I hope to glean more knowledge about them from some of you that probably have infinitly more knowlege than I do. The fellow had a photo scrapbook of his days playing with the big bands and is going to scan some for me so eventually those will be forthcoming also.
Jim B
