Easiest way to check for rewrap is look at the nails for the badges. Check to see if the nails are in the originally installed indentations. Replacement of the nails in different locations will show on the inside of the shell.

Be very careful if you remove that tape from the paper sn badge,could be tricky to save that badge.I`ll let someone else here answer your $ questions.Beautiful snare!

Wayne

First comment is that if the snare drum is representative of the color of all the drums, the color is not blue strata, it is blue onyx. The quick look inside the 12 tom tends to indicate it would be a 1968 kit. If you are getting a kit is relatively nice condition with a few missing parts, it is likely to have a value of about $2500-$3000 assuming a 20,12,13,16 layout. Might vary a bit if it has a 22" bass or some other differing overall configuration. It would be an real find and best if kept all together if you can afford to do so. Pay for it by selling off all the odd ball stuff you can. Watch out for using the onyx patterns in cold weather, as they tend to crack easily under temperature stresses.

Good luck on the purchase and keep us informed of your progress including photos after purchase.

Man these look nice Pete. Hope you grab them. The fact you have the missing parts needed is a major plus. But you can also use it to bargain a bit on price yada yada yada...... Keep us posted please! Wood Dyna is the cherry on top!

Wayne (Hi Wayne!!) is 100% correct on the tape on the paper tag. The adhesive on duct tape will shred the paper tag if just pulled off. Best case is the tape has dried out and will allow removal. If not and she's stuck good I'd just trim the tape close to the tag and leave it as is.

U can take it to a art conservator they have ways of removing residual adhesives and to restore paper if needed

Looking at the picture of the 12 again - the mount screws are not original. They look way too long. Could be they were lost during a cleaning and replaced with other carriage bolts. Check to see if they are chromed or just shiny steel.

Based on the snare...12/13/16/22 orig wrap ..no extra holes..no cyms..

$1500/$1800 max.

Long screws for mounts are very common in 1968. I've seen it over and over again. Also seen, though less frequently, is black washers for the larger size. I've had several floor toms, in particular, with the large black washers. I used to keep a lot more pictures, some of which included these two features, but alas, I have cleared out quite a few in the past couple of months. In regards to these two features, there has never been any indication these were not part of the factory assembly.

The maple Dynasonic is worth around $2000 by itself. The rest of the kit is worth around $1000 if the wrap etc is original and has no cracks. And there is also the hardware as you said. The Rogers stands etc are each worth $100 +/-, so that's a lot right there.

So, if you can get the kit for $3000 or less, it's quite a buy...