A word about drum appraisal - Page 2

I think one reason that people dont often collect the stranger stuff has already been touched on in this forum, if not in this very post. People tend to collect what they know. And often times its what they played in the beginning. So how many Trixon kits were produced compared to Ludwig Club Dates or Classics? Relatively few Im guessing. So the chances that people were playing the oddball drums as first kits is probably also going to be relatively small. And most people arent as diehard as most of us (even though Im new I feel like Im part of the family already...warm fuzzy!) who hang out here. Most folks want to go out, get a piece (of drums!), and stick it in their collection with a minimum of hassle. Very few, I think, will spend weeks trying to find the handle that fits that MicroSensitive throw off that happened to be a part of an experiment at the factory when they used left hand threads for 18 minutes and then changed back because Bob in QC thought it was a bad idea etc. You have all heard the stories. My Gretsch fanatic friend and I were talking today about the stands that belong with my project kit. Flat based Ludwig 1400's. Ringo Starr used these so they are 75 bucks each on Ebay. If Freddy Fastknuckles from the Immaculate Weedwhackers would have used them, I could buy them by the gross for a nickle. But no, Ringo had to use them, so they are retardedly expensive. Either way, the stranger stuff has its place. Usually in our hearts as a lot of the stuff didnt sound that great, henceforth the rarity of it cause nobody wanted it. Or we like it because its flat out cool and nobody else on the block has one. So Viva la Oddballs! And Thanks for letting me vent.