DRUM APPRAISALS
Rob Cook’s drum appraisals have been used to verify and document some of the most significant museum donations of the last decade. A Rebeats appraisal includes documentation and value information. We will identify the equipment in question by maker, age, and model. Catalog cuts, if available, are included. (Rebeats has one of the largest percussion archives in existence.) Value information will include the retail value (amount the instrument may sell for on an internet auction or in a retail store) as well as wholesale (amount that a reseller may pay for the instrument, with the intention of reselling it at a profit.) In order to provide this information, we need detailed information on the equipment. The most accurate appraisal is facilitated by direct examiniation of the drum(s) which can be brought or shipped to Rebeats at 219 Prospect, Alma, Michigan, 48801. If it is not practical to ship the gear to us, you must send a complete set of detailed photographs that include the features listed below. Print this page and check each picture and notate anything that is important to be included in the appraisal. Mail to Rob at P.O. Box 6, Alma, MI 48801, or email rob@rebeats.com.

Snare drums $50.00 Appraisal fee
Outfits $100.00 Appraisal fee


Click here for the appraiser credentials of Rob Cook
Pictures Needed Information needed to help with the drum appraisal. (example... Replaced Original Strainer with NOS (New Old Stock)
  External
Description, File Name, Special Note........
Strainer  
Butt Side  
Muffler
 
Badge
 
Lugs (all)
 
Finish
 
Top hoop
 
Bottom hoop
 
Snares
 
Top head
 
Bottom head
 

  Internal Description, File Name, Special Note........
Muffler
 
Strainer,Butt screws
 
Lug screws
 
Finish
 
  Drum Set  
All of the same photos as for snare drums, for each drum
Tom holder and all tom brackets
Floor tom legs
Cases, covers, or other included accessories.
Other information that will be useful:
-How long have you owned the instrument?
-Do you know who owned the instrument before you?
-Is there any kind of “story” that goes with the instrument? (i.e. Where it was originally purchased, how much was paid for it, etc.)
-Does the instrument have any celebrity attachment? (Was it previously owned by a celebrity?)
-Is this appraisal for insurance purposes?
-Is this appraisal going to be used to verify the value of a donation to a museum or other non-profit organization?