WE NOW USE REVERB FOR ALL ONLINE SALES. SHOP OUR STORES - ILLINOIS REVERB: HERE   FORK'S REVERB: HERE. Maxwell shop hours and locations: HERE . 

4/1125: NEW LISTINGS TODAY. SEE OUR REVERB STORE FOR ITEMS WE HAVE FOR SALE. CLICK HERE.  

4/11/25: ITEMS JUST IN BELOW! Contact Steve at vintagedrums@aol.com or text 630-865-6849  

- NEWS: As we quickly roll towards 2025 you're going to see some cool changes in our product offerings. Click HERE for details. 

- 4/19/25.  Here are some new items you will want to check out:

- Arrived 4/19. 1969 Ludwig champagne sparkle, blue/olive badges, 9x13, 16x16, 14x22. Really clean. On our Reverb store soon.

- Arrived 4/19. 8x12 and rare 14x14 Ludwig 60s era champagne sparkle drums. Keystone badge 5 digit serial numbers, white interior. Also, a pre-serial number 5x14 champagne sparkle Ludwig Jazz Fest (steel rims, not brass, drum key holder added). All 3 will be available as singles. Pics soon.

- Arrived 4/19. Ludwig 60s era Downbeat gold sparkle 8x12, 14x14, 14x20. Pics soon. 

- Arrived 4/16. Pics soon! Gretsch Round Badge 60s blue sparkle 12/14/20. One owner set. Also have the 5.5x14 COB snare. Will post to Reverb soon. If you'd like to see pics in advance, email me at vintagedrums@aol.com.

- Charlie Persip's (Dizzy Gillespie's drummer) Premier set: HERE .

 They're back! PRE ORDER 2 hole HERE and 4 hole HERE (The order is in and they'll be here in July). Our rail consolette tom holders! We'll have the 2-hole variety used from the 40s-60s by Ludwig, Gretsch, Camco, Slingerland, Leedy. And, we'll have the 4 hole version used by Ludwig from late 60s through 70s. We'll also have some short and long spades available, as well as the diamond plate for the spade. Also will include our 2-way Hex key/drum key. Here's a quick pic: 

- 2/10/25 THE LAUNCH WAS A HUGH SUCCESS. SOLD OUT! Drum sets coming soon!! Radio King series with 3 ply sells and also a Studio King series with 5 ply. More details soon! 

Ludwig Ltd tri-band 12/14/20 red/gold/red sparkle: HERE. And the tri-band 12/14/20 gold/blue/gold sparkle: HERE. Rogers 60s WMP 5x14 wood Dynasonic transition era from my personal collection, with video: HERE.

- 1/10/25: Gorgeous and cool. Video and listing is done. WFL Ludwig 9x13, 16x16, 14x24, 5x14 ONE OWNER, with original hardware and all the original calf heads. See and hear it HERE. 

- SEE THE VIDEO: HERE. Available now. Gretsch 50s Cadillac Nitron Green with gold hardware 13/16/22 and 6.5x14 snare drum! These drums were all originally sold be me. Nice to have them back again for sale! Gorgeous and they sound great! Ultimate collector kit.

11/6/24: THE GRETSCH MIDWEST SHOWROOM KITS HAVE LANDED. HERE IS THE ENTIRE BATCH OF DRUMS FROM THE 2024 MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL. 11 sets, with some as shell bank with multiple bass drum and tom choices! ALSO IN THE NEW SHOWROOM: THE Gretsch moonglow satin flame kit provided by us and used by Steve Jordan for the 2024 Rolling Stones tour).  INFORMATION HERE

- Just in! Yamaha Recording Custom from the 80s. 12/14/18. Beautiful set in great condition. HERE. 

- Ludwig 4x14 Downbeat snare drum in rare Galaxy Sparkle. See it HERE. 

- Just In: From Chad Cromwell, noted Nashville and LA studio mainstay: Ludwig heavy 2 pc 20s era Nickel Over Brass used on hundreds of recordings. The "hit maker" shell. See it HERE. Craviotto 6.5x14 walnut with inlay used on recordings. See details and pics HERE.

- Craviotto maple micro-bop kit. 7.5x11, 13x13, 12x18, 5x14. Beautiful clear gloss lacquer. Made specially at my request. Check it out HERE. Video too! 

- TOTALLY INSANE Ludwig Blue Note kit from very early 60s. One owner. chrome over brass rims, red sparkle 12/12/16/18/20/20/5x14 Jazz Fest and matching canister throne. Original heads with very little play. Dead Mint. I may have to keep this one!!! 

Our new Fire Burst finish from Ludwig is here!!!. See them online at our Reverb store HERE. 

IS THIS THE RAREST GRETSCH ROUND BADGE ERA BOP KIT EVER FOUND? WE TRULY BELIEVE SO! See it HERE.

- We will have the last of the Gretsch satin flame finishes, and these will be built out as exclusive kits for Maxwell drums. Read more and order your set HERE 

7/5: Check this out below. Exclusive to us with Gretsch: White Satin Flame! And, full vintage build WITH OUR RAIL TOM HOLDER. Only a few of these holders available until our new shipment of tom holders arrives in the Fall. This set is our tribute to the great Elvin Jones, who had a 12/14/18/5.5 in this finish. Check out the Elvin pic! We will have 12/14/18/5.5 and 12/14/20/5.5 full vintage build with tone controls for the toms and one for the BD and snare, vintage 9.5mm tom legs and brackets, vintage spurs, T rods, gloss black hoops with matching inlay, and 10 lug snares with Micro strainer and snap in key holder. 100% true vintage vibe!!! PRE ORDER HERE. 

COOL NEW STUFF:

 - LUDWIG CITRUS MOD "ROCK DUO" AND "JAZZ FEST" SNARE DRUM! Something you will likely never see again! We are honored to be brokering the sale of what is likely the finest known example of an original Ludwig Citrus Mod "Rock Duo" drum set complete with Jazz Fest snare drum. 100% original. Check it out HERE. Contact Steve at vintagedrums@aol.com or by text at 630-865-6849 for more info. Yes, the snare is available either with the set or by itself. 

- Ludwig 20s era 4x14 black beauty snare drum owned by Papa Jo Jones as well as many other jazz drumming legends! Check out this lineage: Wm. F. Ludwig Sr., Gene Krupa, Big Sid Catlett, Papa Jo Jones, Billy Cobham, John Riley. (Billy used this drum on the landmark album Inner Mounting Flame).  I sold this drum many years ago to the current owner and am thrilled to have this drum back.  Check out the back story and pics HERE.

They're here from Gretsch! Our first sets in our exclusive Cameo Coral finish. The rarest of all Gretsch finishes which has now been recreated for us based on my complete original 1950s set (see the second pic which shows the snare from my set). See them on our Reverb page HERE.  Here is a pic of the drums on the Gretsch shipping dock ready to go. Contact me at vintagedrums@aol.com. There will be more to come also.

- New! Maxwell Drums IL, in conjunction with Cathy Rich, announces the Buddy Rich Craviotto Commemorative Snare Drum. Check out all the details HERE. 

- Our IL store expansion is done and we have started moving in. This adds a huge new Craviotto showroom plus three other rooms of the rarest vintage and custom drums. Items include: Craviotto Timeless Timber snares, Private Reserve snares, Custom Shop and Builder's Choice, plus an array of the rarest Craviotto sets including serial #1, #2, and #1000, plus unique sets built specifically for my collection. We also have many snares and sets in stock and ready to purchase. More soon!  

- Craviotto News: Steve Jr joins Craviotto. See the Craviotto News section HERE.