GRETSCH MADE THIS SPECIAL EDITION SET FROM ABOUT 2011 THROUGH 2014. THEY MADE ONLY 300 KITS IN THIS BLACK AND WHITE FINISH. IT'S PRETTY DRAMATIC. THE SIZES ARE: 22 X 18 BASS DRUM; 10 X 7 RACK TOM; 12 X 8 RACK TOM; 16 X 16 FLOOR TOM; 14 X 6.5 SNARE DRUM. OEM GRETSCH DOUBLE TOM TOM HOLDER AND 12.7mm FLOOR TOM LEGS ARE INCLUDED. THE SNARE STAND IS NOT INCLUDED.

THESE DRUMS ARE VERY CLOSE TO PERFECT; THE WHITE CHEVRON PORTION SCRTACHES EASILY, AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SCRATCHES IN THE WHITE PART OF ONE OF THE SMALLER DRUMS. THE REST IS CLOSE TO PERFECT, WITH A COUPLE OF MINOR SCRATCES IN PLACES WHERE THEY DON'T SHOW.

THE DRUMS THEMSELVES ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO EXTRA HOLES DRILLED, AND ALL SHELLS IN PERFECT ROUND, WITH THE BEARING EDGES INTACT. THE HEADS ARE CLOSE TO NEW, AND THERE IS AN OEM GRETSCH LOGO HEAD ON THE FRONT OF THE BASS DRUM. IF YOU WISH, THERE IS A HIGHLY REGARDED DRUM MANUFACTURER IN THIS TOWN WHO CAN CUT THE BSS DRUM DOWN TO A MORE TRADIONAL 22 X 14 SIZE WHICH WILL EXACTLY FIT THE LOCATIONS OF THE TUNING LUGS AND MOUNTING HARDWARE, AND NOT AFFECT THE WHITE CHEVRON. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WHITE CHEVRONS, I HAVE READ 0N-LINE THAT THE WHITE CHEVRONS THEMSLEVES CAN BE EASILY REMOVED LEAVING NO MARKS, JUST A SOLID BLACK FINISH. THERE IS A GRETSCH PLAYERS' SITE THAT HAS INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO THIS.

THEY SOUND GREAT. THESE DRUMS WERE MADE IN THE VERY WELL-REGARDED TAIWAN FACTORY THAT MADE ALL THE HIGHER-END GRETSCH DRUMS BEFORE THEY OPENED THEIR PLANT IN RIDGELAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT ACCURATELY TO FIGURE OUT ON REVERB HOW TO PRICE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO SHIP IN MORE THAN ONE BOX, I'M OFFERING THESE FOR LOCAL PICKUP ONLY, IN ZIP CODE 33703, WHICH IS IN SAINT PETERSBURG FLORIDA, ABOUT 6 MILES FROM SOUTH TAMPA. I WILL OFFER FREE DELIVERY (AFTER FULL PAYMENT) WITHIN FORTY MILES OF ZIP CODE 33703; OR $1 A MILE BEYOND 40 MILES, UP TO 100 MILES FOR A TOTAL OF $75.00. SO IF YOU ARE FEWER THAT 75 MILES FROM HERE, YOU'LL PAY JUST $35.00 FOR DELIVERY. BEYOND THAT, I CAN WORK OUT A FLAT-RATE PACKING AND SHIPPING COST FOR YOU AFTER YOU'VE PLACED A BID.