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Gretsch 20,12,14"Playboy"Round Badge Drum Set/Kit Black Diamond Pearl Vintage60s
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Description
Gretsch Round Badge Drum Set
Bass: 20" Diameter by 14" deep, Toms: 12" x 8", 14" x 14"
Matching Original Black Diamond Pearl Wraps
6 Ply Jasper Maple (Maple / Gum / M/M/G/M) Thick Straight-Wall Drum Shells with no re-rings
Rack Tom has Natural Maple Interiors, Floor Tom and Bass Drum Original Silver Sealer Paint
Paper Label on Bass: Serial: 100247, Floor Tom Model 1427, Serial: 99961
Serial Numbers date this to 1968. 1967 was sale to Baldwin, 1969 move to Arkansas, possibly what accounts for Unpainted 12" Interior
Original Bass Rail Mount, Diamond Tom Mount, Floor Tom Leg Mounts with pass-through Bolts
No modifications or extra holes, all drums have Original Gretsch Round Badges
Rare "Playboy" Model similar to Ludwig's "Club Date" or Slingerland "Stage Band" or Rogers "Tower" But Much Fewer examples in existence for Gretsch
While available 1965-1971, this rare configuration was only advertised in 1 Gretsch Catalog (#44 1969)
***Matching 8-Lug Chrome over Brass Lightning Throw and Original Case Available Separately
US Shipping is $125
International Airmail is $365
Canada is $225, Australia $425
Condition Description: EXC - Excellent condition Drum set, very clean with all original black diamond pearl wraps with strong color and no cracks or damages, and clean shiny chrome plated Hardware. All period correct chrome hardware. Complete except for bass inlays and disappearing spurs. Hoops both have matching inlay channels but one hoop is lighter than other, 1 original, the other a replacement. All original except one side (8) bass tension rods and claws, and tension rods on rack tom. Floor tom mounts upgraded with rubber isolation spacers. Pictured using tom on snare stand, snare stand not included, rail mount and diamond mount both work perfectly. Bearing edges clean and plies are tight. Floor tom and bass have original silver sealer paint and paper labels, rack tom is unusual natural interior with spots of what appears to be overspray. Rack tom has an original Gretsch Permatone coated drum head, other heads are all newer remo heads