Using the date they were bought new. Sometimes the set could have been in the store for 2-3 years before purchased. being this is a 6 ply and 3 ply mix makes it a little dear difficult to pin down whether they were sold together. Sold as a One Nighter type and then a floor tom ordered (and by that time the 6 ply were what was being made etc etc on and on.but never call a 20/12/14 a Name Band : )
Some more points I'd like clear up:
My floor tom has the diamond plate leg supports. Biught new in 1960... if they had been sitting in the store for two or 3 years the floor tom would likely have had the Nodal type supports. I'm thinking yes... my drums may have an earlier date that 60 but I'm guessing probably no earlier than 59... going by the hardware and giving some months to a year or so between the time my drums were shipped from Gretsch to Canada and when Gary Pearse bought them.
They were not pieced together.
I've only ever called them a Name Band set because that information was given to me by an appraiser. For years been a bit suspicious of that because I always see the larger drums within that setup but I didn't really care or question it. Until recently and I decided to post here. I've since had a lot of feedback ....here and elsewhere regarding my question about what model my drums are.
As I've said in above post... I'm pretty certain my drums are closer to the Progressive Jazz model but with the larger snare. Just guessing here but maybe Gary Pearse just wanted a larger snare when he bought them... maybe he didn't care and maybe the retailer swapped it out at the store. I'll never know and I don't really care.
It's all about the drums... they speak for themselves and they're awesome.
