Hey Mike/Gary...

Gary has done a fine job describing the relative difference in sound between a 5 and a 61/2 deep drum... not really much to add there! In the case of the Dynasonic:

A "Big R" COB Dynasonic in the 61/2X14 size would go very well with your 70's "Londoner V" kit. That kit, is in essence, Rogers 5 piece Rock and Roll model, which would be great with the deeper Dynasonic. However... ( isn't there always a however?! ) ...

The 61/2X14 Dynasonic is going to be harder to find... even in the "Big R" series, and they did build MORE of these during the 70's. They are out there though. I've seen more than a few come up on eBay... and ... a lot of times they aren't paid all that much attention. So, at times, you can walk off with one and not be in too much pain! :-)

Tommyp

Thank you Tommy & Gary, I feel very fortunate to have such an opportunity to get advice and counsel from people who have such experience and knowledge. I love this forum!

Mike

Gary, I just finished preparing my auction for the Ludwigs, it goes Live tomorrow/today Thursday OCT 12th @ 9:30pm eastern. This is the link you can access once it is LIVE.

Thanks for your help and advice.

Mike L

You got lifted an hour after you posted. I told you, you should have done the buy it now higher. Anyhow, at least you got your money back. Congrats.

Gary,

Next time I go to sell a drum set I am going to make sure I put a more realistic shipping. I paid $180 to ship the set via UPS! Wow that was an unpleasant surprise. But I am still happy, I got that Rogers kit coming, and I picked up a Dyna Sonic COB that dates to the set closely 1970, and I got that for a bargain @ $275, everything's there and original, and very nice, just got it at the house today - so that kind of balances the other out.

I spent so much time setting up shots of that Ludwig drum set and it really looked nice in the pictures, I kind of wanted to keep it. Live and Learn.

Mike

$170 sounds like a lot to ship a set. Did you go to a UPS store? They usually mark up shipping quite a bit...

Rich,

Yes I did go through the UPS store, but used my own packaging. I had 4 boxes that I packed them in - one for the stands & hardware and 3 for the drums & hoops & heads; each box weighed 13 - 25 -28 -40 lbs, going from Michigan to California. USPS would have been cheaper except for the biggest box that weighed 40lb would cost $133 alone vs. $64 @ the UPS, because it was over sized. So I decided to send them all through UPS. I probably could have gotten the snare in with the box with the Bass & 13", but ended up putting that separate, otherwise my total would have been $140 for 3 boxes. It was a surprise. But now that it's done, I am looking forward to getting the Rogers kit. Next time I will be more prepared.

Mike

I didn't consider the stands...they can be heavy...UPS store do mark up shipping. If you pack it yourself, you can call UPS a day ahead and they'll pick up and it will be cheaper than going to a UPS store. I've heard Fedex ground is a bit cheaper...