DR. JOHNS 70S CONCERT SLINGERLAND DRUM KIT SET Start Price USD 2,600.00 Current Price USD 2,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 08, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Location Metairie, Louisiana See more about 'DR. JOHNS 70S CONCERT SLINGERLAND DRUM KIT SET' Description I AM STARTING THIS ONE OF A KIND RARE KIT FOR LESS THAN MY OWN COST !!! THEY HAVE BEEN APPRAISED BETWEEN 5000.00 TO 20,000.00 MINIMUM IF I PUT THEM IN THE FAMOUS MUSICIANS ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT AUCTION IN CALIFORNIA , WHICH I WAS OFFERED TO DO BY SOMEONE WHO HEARD THAT I OWNED DOCTOR JOHNS EARLY DRUMS !!!!!!!! I HAVE ALSO HAD AN OFFER FROM A LOCAL RESTAURANT/NIGHT CLUB IN THE NEW ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER FOR THE DRUM SET AND THE LETTER/C.O.A. !!!!!!!! THIS RARE SLINGERLAND CONCERT SERIES DRUM KIT BELONGED TO DR. JOHN DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS IN THE EARLY 1970'S !!! IN 1995 CHRIS WEST ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL NEW ORLEANS MUSICIAN PURCHASED THIS SET FROM DOCTOR JOHN (MAC RABENAC'S) ROAD MANAGER B.B. ST. ROMAN !!! THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL CONCERT DRUMS PLAYED BY THE MULTI TALENTED INFAMOUS DOCTOR JOHN AND ALSO BY THE REGULAR DRUMMER IN HIS BAND'S EARLY DAYS , USED IN THE FRENCH QUARTER ON EARLY 1970'S GIGS ACTUALLY PLAYED BY MAC WHO PLAYS MANY INSTRUMENTS , NOT JUST KEYBOARDS !!!  CHRIS , MAC AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW WENT TO EAST JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DAY(DIFFERENT GRADUATING YEARS , SAME SCHOOL )  , ANYWAY EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY HERE IN METAIRIE/NEW ORLEANS  !!! CHRIS WEST ALSO PLAYED THESE ON MANY GIGS IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA AS WELL AS IN THE FRENCH QUARTER AT THE FUNKY PIRATE !!! EVERYTHING IS ORIGINAL INCLUDING THE STANDS AND HARDWARE / CYMBALS AND STANDS / PEDAL ETS. !!!  YOU WILL GET THE DOCTOR'S 22" CONCERT BASS WITH EARLY 1970'S SLINGERLAND LOGO AND BADGE . THE SPURS/LEGS HAVE A STAGE FIX (2 CLAMPS TO KEEP THEM SET AT THE SAME HEIGHT EVERY TIME !!! THIS IS A COOL ORIGINAL IDEA  SO I AM LEAVING IT AT THAT HEIGHT , 12" RACK TOM , 13" RACK TOM MATCHING CONCERT SERIES ALSO AND THE CONCERT SERIES 1970'S SLINGERLAND 16" FLOOR TOM AND ALUMINUM VINTAGE 14" SNARE DRUM SLINGERLAND !!! ALL MATCHING HARDWARE , HIGHAT STAND FLAT BASE WITH 1970 CIRCA CLUTCH ORIGINAL , TWO CYMBAL STANDS AND SLINGERLAND ORIGINAL BASS PEDAL !!! AS IF THAT WERE NOT ENOUGH , I WILL ADD THE 22" AVEDIS ZILDGIAN RIDE/GONG 1950''S VINTAGE CYMBAL NO STAND FOR IT .  IT WAS ALTERNATED FOR THE MATCHING SLINGERLAND RIDE ON THAT STAND BY CHRIS AND DR. JOHN , ETC . THE CYMBAL SET IS MINTY VINTAGE SLINGERLAND WHICH WERE MADE BY SABIAN FOR SALE IN THE USA CIRCA 1970'S FOR ORIGINAL SLINGERLAND 1970'S DRUM KITS !!!! THERE IS A 20" RIDE , A 16" CRASH AND MATCHING 14" HIGH HATS ALL VINTAGE SLINGERLAND 1970'S WITH THE LOGO AS THE BASS DRUM HAS !!!!!!!! THESE ARE ALL IN SUPER PLAYABLE CONDITION WITH NEAR NEW (NO PLAY TIME) VINTAGE EVANS HEADS AND ORIGINAL REMO DEAD RINGERS ON ALL 3 TOMS  !!!  THE BASS PEDAL AND HIGH HAT STANDS ARE FLAT BASE WITH SLINGERLAND ALUMINUM NAME ENGRAVED PEDALS !!! REMEMBER , NOT ONLY ARE THESE DRUMS 1970'S MATCHING USED BY DR. JOHN , BUT THEY ARE ALSO THE SUPER RARE ONE SIDED CONCERT SERIES ONE HEADED ,ONE SIDED DRUMS !!!!!!!! EVEN THE ORIGINAL EXCELLENT MUFFLER PILLOW IS IN THE BASS DRUM !!!!!!! ALL DRUMS ARE SUPER FINE AND PLAYABLE , I WILL NOT EVEN WAX OR POLISH CO COVER THE FEW SCRATCHES FROM THEIR EARLY DR. JOHN USE HERE IN NEW ORLEANS !!! YOU CAN USE OLDE ENGLISH AND THESE DRUMS WILL SHINE !!!!!!!! THE SLINGERLAND/SABIAN CYMBAL SET , ALL MATCHING LOGOS , ARE VERY MINTY WITH NO PROBLEMS FROM THE EARLY 1970'S AND PART OF THE SET . THE INCLUDED 22' AVEDIS ZILDGIAN RIDE /GONG CYMBAL IS VINTAGE 1950'S OR VERY EARLY 1960'S AND WAS INTERCHANGED WITH THE 20" RIDE . I SET UP AND USE BOTH !!! IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL TONE , HEAVY WEIGHT AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION . IT IS THE ONLY CYMBAL WITH A TINY BIT OF KEYING ON THE CENTER HOLE WHICH DOES NOT AFFECT THE BELL , RIDE OR FANTASTIC VINTAGE GONG SOUNDS !!!!!!!! THE ONE 22" CYMBAL IS WORTH $500.00 USED !!!!!!!! I AM STARTING THE KIT VERY CHEAP FOR WHAT YOU ARE GETTING AND WHO HAS OWNED AND PLAYED THESE PROFESSIONALLY !!! ALSO INCLUDED IS MY C.O.A. FROM DRUMMER CHRIS WEST ATTESTING TO HIS BUYING THE KIT FROM B.B. IN 1995 !!!!!!!! YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS DEAL IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR OR DRUMMER/MUSICIAN WHO APPRECIATES VINTAGE EARLY 1970'S SOUND / INSTRUMENTS !!! PLUS THE ENGRAVED AVEDIS ZILDGIAN 22" CYMBAL FROM THE FATHER OF PRECUSSION CYMBALS PRE-DATING THE KIT BY TEN TO TWENTY YEARS !!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK BIDDERS !!!!!!!! FASTEST SHIP IF PAID WITH USPS POSTAL MONEY ORDER . WE SHIP TO USA CONTINENTAL ONLY . $300.00 PACKING AND SHIPPING IS APPROXIMATE COST MAY BE PLUS OR MINUS A BIT DEPENDING WHERE YOU LIVE AND HOW MUCH SPECIAL PACKING AND INSURANCE IS REQUIRED SO IF YOU ARE THE WINNER E-MAIL ME YOUR ADDRESS AND I'LL GET A CUSTOM UPS M.B.E. QUOTE FOR YOU ON THE SHIPPING AND PACKING . THIS IS A HUGE AND HEAVY KIT THAT WILL TAKE SEVERAL BOXES ALL OVERSIZE AS WELL AS FOR THE 22" CYMBAL . THIS IS THE BEST FOR THE BEST AND I WON'T SKIMP ON PACKING AND SHIPPING PLUS INSURANCE FOR YOU . SO IF YOU WANT THESE VALUABLE RELICS OF ROCK AND ROLL , DON'T TITHER ABOUT PROFESSIONAL SHIPPING PRICES . WE WANT YOU TO RECEIVE EVERYTHING IN THE EXACT CONDITION IT LEAVES NEW ORLEANS . NO PICK UP AVAILABLE . LOUISIANA BUYERS ADD 8.75% SALES TAX . THANK YOU !!!!!!!! CONTINENTAL U.S.A. ONLY , NO HAWAII , ALASKA OR OFF THE CONTINENT , NO A.P.O. BOXES EITHER , THIS MEANS THE 48 CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ONLY .  GOOD LUCK ALL !!! Place a Bid!