Hey John,
I know what you are talking about with the Verve kits. They were sold exclusivley through The Woodwind and Brasswind in South Bend, IN (their own house brand). My dad (sax player) had been a loyal customer of theirs from Day 1, when the "storefront" was some guys house! I really liked going there as a young adult (we'd make the 2.5 hour trek from the Detroit/Toledo area), saving up my money, and having a great day with my Dad! Ironically enough, we would always go once a year on President's Day when I was off from school. Today is President's Day! Neat huh? They used to have the largest selection of Zildjian in the country, and would even let you try up to 3 Zildjians "on approval" through the mail before you had to pay for them (you paid a small deposit when they shipped). It was a great way to try out models you may not have heard before, or to pick the "cherry" from a batch of three identical cymbals. Sadly, those days are now long gone, and they have been sold a few years ago to the same parent company as Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, Music 123 etc. Now it's nothing but a glorified Guitar Center. No reason to go anymore. VERY SAD!!!!
ANYWAY, to get back on point, I always wanted one of those kits. Cool finishes and very well made........but I never pulled the trigger.
This however is[COLOR="Red"] NOT[/COLOR] one of those nicer kits. It looks like a wrap finish (hard to tell), the floor tom appears to have only 6 lugs (the nice ones had 8 lug floor toms if I remember-correct me if I am wrong) and look at the tom mounts: Pearl style that protrude into the shell. Those nice Verve kits had L-style mounts for sure. I can't remember if they had suspenion mounts or not (you would know), but they certainly had L-arms, not Pearl style arms. Also, it doesn't look a matching wood snare, but a chrome snare (again, hard to tell). It does appear to have wood hoops however. Weird. I don't want to rain on your parade, but from what I can see, it's probably not as good of a deal after all. Are you seeing something that I am not? I am going by memory and you own them, so I'll defer to you if you see something that I don't.
Thanks for bringing those up though.....................I hope you enjoy yours! Want to sell? Ha ha...................
