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Pearl 12/13/14/18/6x14" Drum Set - Mel Lewis' Natural Maple

Pearl 12/13/14/18/6x14" Drum Set - Mel Lewis' Natural Maple

Regular price $12,000.00 USD
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This very special kit was owned and used heavily by legendary jazz drummer Mel Lewis. At the onset of his relationship with Pearl in the early 1980s, Mel received two natural maple kits, one that stayed in residence at the Village Vanguard, and this kit, which was his home studio and touring kit.

The sizes are 8x12" and 9x13" toms, 14x14" floor tom, 14x18" kick, and 6x14" snare, all purportedly made with Keller shells. Mel's calfskin batter heads are on the 12", 13", and snare, as well as both sides of the kick.

The kit is well documented in Chris Smith's excellent book "The View from the Back of the Band: The Life and Music of Mel Lewis", and in various other places on the web and in print, and is a beautiful piece of jazz and drumming history. A certificate of authenticity is also included.

BRAND: Pearl

CONDITION: Used - Very Good

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