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1966 Blue Sparkle Club Date

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Found this tidy little sparkler in a garage in Toronto along with its buddy a nice clean Supra!. It was covered in a nice coat of dust and grime with some very slight pitting. Date stamped Jan25,1967 with original front bass head.

She cleans up pretty good...

-kellyj

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"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing..."
Posted on 13 years ago
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That's got to be an amazing feeling to find those dusty beauties stashed away in some garage. It's never happened to me but I'm happy for you. Those are time capsule sweet and they cleaned up nicely. And a Supra to boot! Sound good as well? Congrats!

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'72 Ludwig B/O Badge Jazzette 18/12/14
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Posted on 13 years ago
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Thanks,

The old original heads were still on the drums. When I took the old heads off, here's what I found...so as you say, they were truly time capsules, never having the heads changed!

-kellyj

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Posted on 13 years ago
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It's not often you see zero fade like that. Wow!

60's Gretsch Round Badge 22/13/16
'71 Ludwig B/O Badge 20/12/13/14/16
'72 Ludwig B/O Badge Jazzette 18/12/14
'65 Rogers Holiday 20/12/16
Posted on 13 years ago
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Yes, the shells and the wrap were all in 9.5/10 shape.

"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing..."
Posted on 13 years ago
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Kellyj - You lucky dawg! Those are sweet. I love club dates and that is one nice kit you found. Congrats.

John

Too many great drums to list here!

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Posted on 13 years ago
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Beauty kit! nice score KellyjClapping Happy2

"If we can't be free we can at least be cheap" -FZ
Posted on 13 years ago
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Really nice find, man.

I bet they sound great too !!

Kev

Kevin
Posted on 13 years ago
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Thanks people!

Its not often you find a zero-fade kit. I was delighted to find it and see the gem through the dust!

Kevins, it does sound as good as it looks.. Walking

I just actually sold the kit. I kept the Supra that came with it and teamed the clubbies up with its natural partner... a nice mid-sixties Acrolite. The buyer was very happy!

Cheers!

-kellyj

"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing..."
Posted on 13 years ago
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Beautiful. It's not often you get a real "garage find" like that in Toronto -- I think the drum market here was just so much smaller in the 60s that there aren't that many great vintage kits to be found. Congratulations!

Kits:
1950s Gretsch Name Band in Midnight Blue Pearl (13/16/22/14sn)
1965/66 Ludwig Club Dates rewrapped in Black Diamond Pearl (12/15/20)
Posted on 13 years ago
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