This Ludwig five-piece sliver sparkle maple drum kit (14×22, 9×13, 16×16, 16×18, and 5.5×14 Hammered Bronze Snare) was owned and played by Joe Morello for many years. David Frangioni studied with Joe in the 80’s and they became very close. David looked up to him as a mentor, educator, and a friend. David, who was already a collector, had asked Joe if he had any stage played drum kits that he would consider parting with. Out of friendship, Joe offered to sell this kit to David. As David was a working musician and a teenager (i.e. broke) he asked his mom (Rita) if she would lend him the money to buy him the kit. David treasured the kit for many years but regrettably sold it to make room during a move to in the mid- 2000s. Fast-forward to the 2018 Chicago Drum Show. Thinking that he would never be reunited […]

August 2023 Issue