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Pearl Age & Value?

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Wondering if some one could help me with the age and value of this Pearl drum set. From doing a little research and looking at the tom mounts on the base drum it looks to be from 1969, but the what confuses me is that it looks like there are 2 different tom mounts??? The color also confuses me a little if it is a 1969 model. If someone has any info let me know, Thanks!

Here are some photos of the kit. 14X16 flt, 8X13 tt, 5X14 sd, 14x22 bd. The 14x16 floor tom is missing its bottom rim and lugs. The tom mounts on the bass drum work great. All the shells are good but there are some scratches on the floor toms bottom bearing edge.

http://s1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff461/jsa10/?start=all

Posted on 12 years ago
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Nice kit. The center tom mount is a later addition. I actually have the same kit with the same mount added but only one hole drilled in the shell for the post to go through so it could never have 2 rack toms. It is a Pearl mount though and they work pretty well. The colour of yours looks to be a nicely yellowed white marine pearl. They are not worth a bundle but it is nice that it has the snare.

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Andrew

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Posted on 12 years ago
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Thanks for the info. Is it a good sounding drum set?

Posted on 12 years ago
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Thanks for the info. Is it a good sounding drum set?

Yes it is. some will say that these kits can't sound good but they'd be wrong and more than a little snobby:D

Remo coated Ambassadors or Emperors on the snare and toms and maybe a Remo PS3 or PS4 on the bass drum and it'll sound nice. You may find a better snare like a Ludwig Acrolite may be a better option than the original snare although it's nice to have the original snare as well.

I have used this kit for recording and it's currently set up in the studio where i've just finished tracking the drums for an album.

Andrew

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Posted on 12 years ago
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Your set looks great! Do you know what year yours is?

The people that have it are asking $499.00, too much? Comes with no hardware or cymbals.

Posted on 12 years ago
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Hi JSA, and welcome to the forum!

Yeah, five hundred seems a bit much. About half that would be high end I'd think. Also, are those rims missing? If so, even less.

Take it from a former snob, those will sound sweet with the right heads top and bottom.

fishwaltz
Posted on 12 years ago
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I figured they might be a bit high on price, but it is a sweet set. Thanks for the info!

Posted on 12 years ago
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Yes, $500 is too high especially with the modded tom mount. As Fishwaltz says, probably around $200 on the US market. Over here it would get around $300-350. There are plenty out there. Keep an eye out for a kit that is complete and unmolested that looks to have had bottom heads on the drums all their life, that way the edges will have been protected.

Good luck

Andrew

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Posted on 12 years ago
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Thanks for the info!

Posted on 12 years ago
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