Shawn Martin
Well-Known Member
I’ve got 60-80 pair of vintage artist model sticks (I’ve never counted them). The rarest would probably be from the photo, the first year of Slingerland Gene Krupa sticks from 1937. They have “Slingerland” and “Gene Krupa Model” printed on separate lines, which was quickly changed to the usual single line.
Aside from these, I have a pair of Gene’s personal brushes that he used during the “Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements” sessions…given to me by a close friend who was one of Gene’s drum students. Have another 8-10 pairs of different years of Slingerland GK models, Buddy Rich Slingerland, WFL, Ludwig, Rogers, Pro Drum Shop Models, Louie Bellson Gretsch, Rogers, Slingerland, several different Pro-Mark models, and his Rogers Stick-Brush. Joe Morello WFL & Ludwigs. Gretsch Mel Lewis, Art Blakey, Don Lamond, Sonny Payne (sticks he personally used), Leedy Jack Sperling. Slingerland Louis Hayes, Peter Erskine, Bobby Morris, Jake Jerger. Pearl Shelly Manne. Premier Kenny Clarke. Ludwig Jo Jones. Ludwig & Pro-Mark Ed Shaughnessy…I need to catalog them one of these days, before I drop dead and they all end up in the dump. Lol
Aside from these, I have a pair of Gene’s personal brushes that he used during the “Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements” sessions…given to me by a close friend who was one of Gene’s drum students. Have another 8-10 pairs of different years of Slingerland GK models, Buddy Rich Slingerland, WFL, Ludwig, Rogers, Pro Drum Shop Models, Louie Bellson Gretsch, Rogers, Slingerland, several different Pro-Mark models, and his Rogers Stick-Brush. Joe Morello WFL & Ludwigs. Gretsch Mel Lewis, Art Blakey, Don Lamond, Sonny Payne (sticks he personally used), Leedy Jack Sperling. Slingerland Louis Hayes, Peter Erskine, Bobby Morris, Jake Jerger. Pearl Shelly Manne. Premier Kenny Clarke. Ludwig Jo Jones. Ludwig & Pro-Mark Ed Shaughnessy…I need to catalog them one of these days, before I drop dead and they all end up in the dump. Lol