Jeff Porcaro's Supraphonic on Ebay

[spleen]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Jeff-Porcaros-Ludwig-Supraphonic-402_W0QQitemZ160263101530QQihZ006QQcategoryZ38095Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I noticed that TonyAKA also posted this link on the Jeff Porcaro thread but I thought some of you who frequent the General Discussion page might be interested in seeing this.

Wouldn't that be something to treasure.

spleen

[mind_drummer]

Actually I wouldn't spend that much for that snare, moreover what tell me it's really the snare Jeff played on ? Did he sign the inside of shell ? I have my doubt of the authencity of the snare...

[drumbandit]

If I had loads of spare money I still wouldn't buy it, the guy has 310 positive feedbacks but you still can't tell if its authentic. Would be cool to have but not for the price or risk

[Philippe]

5'000 for a snare? not even if Jeff, Simon and Neil would have played together on it!!!

[Drummer Karl]

Very much money for a Supraphonic.
Thinking that Jeff really played this snare drum it would be reasonable for the seller to sell it for so much money. Probably this drum is associated with personal emotions, feelings and memories.

Still I think it`s not a fair price at all. Just because he played on this snare drum it shouldn`t get effusively expencive.

Although: It`s always a personal preference, if someone sees this value in the drum it is okay.

But not for me...

Karl

[Steamer]

Very much money for a Supraphonic.
Thinking that Jeff really played this snare drum it would be reasonable for the seller to sell it for so much money. Probably this drum is associated with personal emotions, feelings and memories.

Still I think it`s not a fair price at all. Just because he played on this snare drum it shouldn`t get effusively expencive.

Although: It`s always a personal preference, if someone sees this value in the drum it is okay.

But not for me...

Karl

Not me either Karl.

The prices I see on some gear related to famous drummers amazes me like the guy across the border from me who owns a drum shop selling Elvin Jones cracked old K's for $5000 a pop.

I guess with enough of an emotional attachment on gear and the player the sellers will see if they can milk it for all it's worth sometimes even with stuff in less than great shape. Not in the case of this snare drum but that's still ALOT of cash.

[rmandelbaum]

Ok I have to chime in here. I have to state up front "if it is authentic":

This has nothing to do with what kind of drum it is, you would not be buying a drum or a suprphoninc or a snare or whatever. You would be buying a piece of rock and roll history. So to a true collector if this is real 5k maybe be a little high but, the right collector would jump on it.

[stasz]

Hmmm... will I sound like Jeff if I play it?

[Philippe]

problem is: how can anyone tell it's authentic? 5000 bucks simply is too much... sorry.

[rmandelbaum]

I agree with the part about how to tell if it is authentic. I would not risk it either but my point is if it were verifiable it would be worth to the right person.

There is a saying among collectors, "it is worth what a collector is willing to pay for it"

There is not enough proof there and I would be surprised if it sold.

As for the will it make you play like Jeff, I personally would pay far more the 5k if that kind of talent could be bought. But then again anybody with the cash would be great, nothing special about it at that point I guess ;-)

[Philippe]

sure, collector's items are sometimes way over payed. and with ebay the problem always is, that there are lots of dubious things getting sold for what they're not worth. but yes, that's the market.

[drumbandit]

I think a cymbal has more to do with the drummer, simply changing a head removes a lot of the personal 'stamp' a drummer would put on a drum. A cymbal retains it's characteristics far better than a drum, cymbals seem to evolve with the drummer so maybe there would be a case for buying Elvin Jones' cymbals. But a snare seems different to me.

Tom

[Philippe]

well, even with the cymbal, as long it is not signed, nobody really knows if your favorite drummer really played it...