Wow, my first kit was a La Boz set. 5 piece blue pearl. I remember my parents taking me to Lechmere Sales in Cambridge Ma. to buy them. That was in 1968 OMG!I can't tell you who made them and I sold them back in 1972 when I got my Slingerland Avanti kit.Thanks for the pictures and memories
I noted with some interest this thread on LaBoz drums. After a long summer job in 1967, my father took me to Lechmere Sales in Cambridge, MA where I used my earnings to buy what I believe was a LaBoz 22,12,13,16,5-1/2x14 with blue sparkle finish. Slingerland looking lugs and hoops along with the round snare strainer shown in one of these photos. The set came with cymbals that were of a quality similar to the drums. I sold the drums to a family friend in 1976. However, I don't recall the LaBoz script. I recall an oval badge at the drum vent hole with the Laboz name on it and was wondering if anyone else had a similar marking. After reading some of the history, I wondered if Lechmere preferred not to have such a bold display of a name that wasn't very well known in the drum world.
