VINTAGE 1953 GRETSCH BROADKASTER “NAME-BAND” DRUM OUTFIT. 100 % MADE IN BROOKLYN WITH GRETSCH FACTORY MOLDED 3 PLY DRUM SHELLS DATE STAMPED INSIDE SHELLS. ORIGINAL GRETSCH COLOR “BLACK PEARL” COLOR ON ALL DRUMS NICELY PRESERVED SLIGHTLY DARKENED THROUGH THE YEARS. ORIGINAL MATCHING RARE 14 X 6.5 MATCHING SNARE DRUM THIS DEEP SHELLED SNARE WAS OPTIONAL SPECIAL ORDER. 22″ X 14″ SEPARATE TENSION BASS DRUM (NO FACTORY DATE STAMP) FITTED WITH DISAPPEARING SPURS, TWO DIAMOND PLATE CYMBAL MOUNTS, INTERNAL MUFFLER TONE-CONTROL, REMO FIBERSKYN BATTER AND NEW GRETSCH FRONT LOGO RESONANT HEADS. ORIGINAL HOOPS AND INLAY TIGHTLY ADHERED. TYPICAL NORMAL BASS DRUM PEDAL RASH ON BOTTOM HOOP AND COWBELL MOUNT RASH ON TOP OF HOOP. 16 X 16 FLOOR TOM TOM DATED (MAY 01, 1953) FITTED WITH TWO INTERNAL BUILT-IN TONE CONTROLS. GLADSTONE STYLE “TWIN-POST” FLOOR TOM LEG BRACKETS. “STICK – CHOPPER” HOOPS. REMO FIBERSKYN BATTER AND CLEAR RESONANT BOTTOM. 9″ X 13″ MOUNTED TOM DATED (MAY 04, 1953) FITTED WITH TWO INTERNAL BUILT-IN TONE CONTROLS. 14 X 6.5 GRETSCH BROADKASTER FLOOR SHOW MODEL SNARE DRUM DATED (MAY 06, 1953). FITTED WITH MICRO-SENSITIVE STRAINER, BUILT-IN TONE CONTROL, “STICK CHOPPER” HOOPS, REMO FIBERSKYN BATTER, AND EVANS CLEAR LEVEL 360 SNARE SIDE. TOP HOOP HAS FADED. EACH DRUM IS COMPLETE WITH IT’S ORIGINAL GRETSCH COMPONENT PARTS. THE BEARING EDGES ON ALL THE DRUMS ARE EXCELLENT. THE GRETSCH 3-PLY MOLDED SHELLS ARE NICELY PRESERVED. THE INTERIOR SHELLS ARE SUPER CLEAN. SNARE DRUM STAND AND BASS DRUM CYMBAL MOUNT HOLDERS NOT INCLUDED. OVERALL THIS VERY RARE MATCHED KIT 67 YEARS OLD JUST LIKE ME IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WRAP SEAMS ARE ALL VERY TIGHT, COLOR STILL VERY GOOD, COMPLETELY INTACT WITH NO MODS OR EXTRA HOLES. GOOD TO GO ANOTHER 67 YEARS. The item “1953 VINTAGE GRETSCH BROADKASTER ROUND BADGE DRUM SET 3 PLY MATCHING SNARE” is in sale since Friday, March 13, 2020. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Percussion\Drums\Snare Drums”. The seller is “greatbikemoves” and is located in Warwick, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Size: 22/ 16/ 13/ 14X6.5
- Model: NAME BAND
- Material: Maple
- Type: COMPLETE DRUM OUTFIT
- MPN: PX4015
- Brand: GRETSCH BROADKASTER
Tags: badge, broadkaster, drum, gretsch, matching, snare, vintage