A friend recently passed away and his wife contacted me about his drums. His wife contacted me to say he wanted her to ask me if I'd help sell his drums and gear. I am honoured to help.

I have all the gear at my home as of last Sunday.

First I would like to get feedback here on what would be a fare price for all the gear... fare for both buyer and seller.

The drums:

14x20 bass

8x12 tom

14x14 floortom

Dixon 3.5 x14 Piccolo Maple shell.

The Gretsch drums have alterations and some extra holes. The original wrap finish was removed shortly after my friend bought them ...used... from the original owner in the early 60s. I can't varify the exact time-frame.

I'm thinking if these drums are 62 or later the Paper Tags were removed when refinished. But if they are 60, 61 or early 62 they may have not have had Paper Tags.

The original Rail Mount was removed at some point later.... I'm pretty sure it's the Gretsch double bd mount. There is an extra bolt... hole plug?... beside the dbl bd mount. The original bd grommeted badge is long gone. I'm only guessing the tacked tom badge in line with the Pratt mute is there because whomever did the work didn't want to drill a new hole for the badge. The double tom mount is right where the original badge was... it looks like. The original bass drum hoops were switched out when the wrap was removed... I'm guessing. Different looking Spurs too... solid!

The floortom and rack tom each have one non-Gretsch lug. Again.. my guess is maybe back in the day... decades before the Internet... andiving in Canada... spare parts were difficult to find sometimes. The bass shell has an extra lug hole that is hidden when the present longer lug is in place. This bigger non- Gretsch lug has the same screwhole pattern... same screw he centres. The non-Gretsch floortom lug appears to have the same screw centres... no extra hole there... but it has the later hexhead screws.

A floortom Diamond leg plate wingscrew hole has been drilled out... probably stripped... and a bolt to fit applied... clunky but it works ha.

The edges are decent... worn with a small chip here and there but nothing serious.

The DIXON PICCOLO snare is in great shape and is a fare match in finish to the Gretsch drums.

These drums are gorgeous even with the extra holes and alterations. For me they have a Charlie-Watts-ish vibe even though different sizes and 5 or more years newer.

The 'worts' on these beauties can be fixed. In the words of a wood-worker friend 'it's just wood... it can be repaired.'

The few parts/hardware and bd hoops that are non-Gretsch can be replaced.

A great option would be to wrap these. There are so many to choose from that I think that might be difficult.

There are cymbals too but no high end pieces.

I haven't looked closely or photographed the cymbal stands and

Bass drum pedal. The hihat stand is NETWORKS and may be under $50 used. It does work fine. The bass drum pedal an old Pearl. The cymbals are Sabian, a CB, a Zildgian 8" splash made in Canada and a 17" A Zildjian Sizzle Ride made in the usa... that appears to have been cut-down Yikes! This cymbal was mounyed on the wall of my late friends music studio. I don't know the story behind it... his wife asked me to take it with a the gear on Sunday.

I know this is wordy and I'm hoping you can help with a rough fare price would be.

I'll put a few photos here of the drums and if anyone wants more detailed photos I'll do that.