I purchased and refurbished this kit several years ago. At the time I bought it it consisted of a '58 (stamped) 22" bass drum, '58 (stamped) 13" rack tom and mid-'60s 16" floor tom. All were in pretty filthy condition, but functionally and structurally very sound. The bass drum came with Rogers mounts in lieu of Slingerlands. They must have been custom-ordered by the original owner because there are absolutely no extra holes in the BD shell.

Ever since I purchased the kit my goal was to someday find the matching late '50s floor tom so that I could replace the mid-'60s FT that came with the kit. Little did I realize how challenging that would become. The ones I found were either considerably out of my price range or in terrible condition. Just when I was about to give up on the idea of finding one I noticed exactly what I was looking for on Atlanta CL. I ended up purchasing the drum from Mr. Deacon Washington, a New Orleans drummer now living and working in the Atlanta area.

Upon receipt of the floor tom I stripped all the hardware and gave both the wrap and metal a good cleaning and polishing. I'm extremely happy with the results and how nicely the WMP matches my other two drums.

I currently use a '51 Leedy & Ludwig green glass glitter snare with custom maple hoops when I play the kit or one of my Luddy supras. Who knows...maybe one day I'll actually find the matching '58 WMP Slingy Radio King. Never say never, I guess!