I'm no expert, but here's my quick take.

1. The BD and wingtom (hightom) came together from the factory in 65. The floor tom was added later; and the snare was added even later (in a different finish). So these aren't really a set, but the BD and two toms are close enough to call a "set", although not being from the factory all at once will affect the price.

2. The snare drum should be treated and probably sold separately. It is in the Buddy Rich (white marine pearl) finish which is good. You'll have to figure out if it is a single-ply shell or multi-ply shell - single-ply is worth a lot more.

3. The "cracks" in the reinforcing rings probably don't matter - it looks like it came from the factory that way. Take the heads off and see if the tom is round (and not oval). If its round you're fine.

4. Tom mount looks original which is very good - extra holes would bring the value of the set down a lot.

5. BD pedal doesn't matter at all - those were usually supplied by the music store selling the set and buyer could swap for whatever pedal he wanted. The pedal you have is probably a better pedal anyway.

6. Tarnishing cleans up pretty quickly with chrome polish - just be careful not to mess up the plastic finish by going overboard. You should hand clean/polish and not use a machine. It doesn't look at all bad in your picture - the snare looks like it should clean up really nicely. You can use a plastic polish on the plastic finish

7. The Premier tom should also be sold separately. Someone looking for a Slingerland set will place minimum value on a Premier tom.

8. I really can't help much with value since I don't follow Slingerland sets much. The snare could be worth more than the rest of the set together depending on whether it's single-ply. So you'll need to do some more research (on the snare) and some cleaning. Have fun.

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Interesting kit...you could certainly sell the 3 pcs as a kit...they are all of the black/brass era....could very well be that it was purchased from a store exactly as it exists now...Slingy was known for occasionally grabbing up loose toms at teh factory and combining them with whatever else was around. Now, there's some lug pitting, but that's OK.

You can either go on eBay and buy original Slingy bass t-rods, leave it as is, or buy some inexpensive generic t-rods just to finish off the hardware and sell it as whole. 8 Slingy t-rods would probably run you about $5-6 each.

The 3-pc kit has a market value of about $500.

...the snare drum, assuming it's not a 1-ply which I doubt it is.....maybe $125 or so.

Don't worry so much about the hardware. Now, since you have the snare stand, keep it with the kit. If you have a Slingy hi-hat stand, that is worth about $75 or so.

The Premier tom maybe $50 if it isn't a metric sized head.[/COLOR]

Hey Jaye,

What's up with that pic? Who is that? It seems to be a cross between Che and Bob - minus the dreads and the really cool hat.