$64,000
A stage-used Ludwig Classic gold sparkle drum kit from his performance at the Concert for George . The memorial concert, in honor of George Harrison, was held at the Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2002, the one year anniversary of Harrison’s death. Starr began by singing two songs and then introduced Paul McCartney at which point he played these drums to accompany McCartney on the songs “For You Blue,” “Something,” and “All Things Must Pass.” The evening continued with Starr playing on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “My Sweet Lord,” and “Wah Wah.” The super-group “George’s Band” performing that evening included Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Klaus Voormann and of course, Starr and McCartney. The kit is a Ludwig Classic Maple kit in gold sparkle with a hammered bronze snare: 14” x 6 1/2” Snare Drum; Hammered Bronze Shell; serial number 3196825 13” by 9” Tom; serial number 3259233 14” x 10” Tom; serial number 3259232 16” x 16” Floor Tom; serial number 3260337 22” x 15 1/2" Bass Drum; serial number 3259260 The kit also includes the following items that were owned by Ringo Starr and are contemporary to what he used at the time, but are not original to this kit: Ludwig bass drum pedal Ludwig tom mounting bracket 18” Zildjian A Medium Thin Crash cymbal with Ludwig cymbal stand 20” Zildjian Pre-aged Dry light ride cymbal with Ludwig boom cymbal stand 16” Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash Cymbal with Ludwig cymbal stand Ludwig drum
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2015-12-03
