Thanks for the positive feedback on my ducos, guys. I think it's a super cool kit! Now, with my recent acquisition of a Camco Chanute kit, I only need an LA kit to complete the Superfecta! :P
I "found" these in April 2015 when my wife and I were on a 3-day vacation to NYC. It was my first visit to Steve Maxwell's store in Manhattan. I was in the upstairs "museum" to look at the double bass Ed Shaughnessy Rogers kit when my eye caught this lonely little duco kit in the corner. My wife was taking a panoramic photo of the museum room when I first laid eyes on the kit. (photo attached)
It is my understanding a teacher from Berklee traded the Way kit in for a new Gretsch kit. I don't know if Steve had actually seen the kit in person or not because I feel like I got a great deal. Steve's not too keen on larger sized drums which is why he let these go. I wonder how many people may have seen this kit before I was able to grab them?
FYI...for those of you who have been in the hobby for many years, these drums were once owned by Ron Olejnik. I know this because his name and address is written inside the shells. I don't really know much about Ron Olejnik other than I've seen other people mentioning drums they own with his name inside.
