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Home » Current News » Led Zeppelin Legend John Bonham's Drumstick Fetches Big Money
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Monday, 23 January 2012 12:21 |
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham’s original ’70′s drumstick sold for over a thousand British Pounds earlier this month in an eBay auction. Only three people were involved in the one week auction, and the buyer who placed the first bid ended up winning the prize. The final amount, you ask? Drum-roll please: the drumstick sold for the equivalent of $1625.37 dollars.
It’s not often that a ‘used’ item is more desirable than a ‘new’ item but when it comes to something such as this, it’s the ‘used’ label that commands the high price tag. One close look at the picture reveals that this drumstick was definitely used. The fact that it’s said to be used by the late, legendary John Bonham during a Led Zeppelin concert gives it mammoth value.
The seller claims that this drumstick was purchased from a collector and was originally made for Bonham by a custom drum builder named Eddie Ryan. He commissioned the company, named Promuco, to manufacture these sticks for Bonham.
Bonham’s name is embossed in scripted silver print across the stick (but the silver is beginning to fade) and the ‘Promuco’ stamp is still legible. Apparently, Ryan made custom drumsticks for Simon Kirke from Free and Bad Company as well.
The seller insisted that this drumstick would make an “ideal present for a fan of the late Bonzo.” Clearly that depends on how zealous you are to bang on your drum with a very expensive drumstick.
From: Ultimate Classic Rock
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February 1969 - Led Zeppelin enters the Billboard Top 40
| February 15, 1969 - Led Zeppelin wrap up their first American tour in Florida
| February 7, 1970 - Edinburgh gig cancelled after Plant receives facial injuries in a car accident
| February 28, 1970 - The band performs as "The Nobs" in Copenhagen after threat of legal action from Countess Von Zeppelin
| February 1971 - John Paul Jones involved in legal issues regarding a musician who shares the same name
| February 1971 - Overdubs for the fourth album are recorded at Island Studios
| February 14, 1972 - The band is refused admission into Singapore due to their long hair
| February 16, 1972 - The Australian tour begins in Perth
| February 1973 - The band makes final preparations for the European tour
| Febrauary 16, 1973 - The release date for Houses Of The Holy is pushed back due to some sleeve problems
| February 1974 - Sessions for Physical Graffiti continue
| February 14, 1974 - Page, Plant and Bonham attend a Roy Harper concert
| February 4, 1975 - Zeppelin perform a last minute show at Nassau Coliseum to accomodate fans after being banned in Boston
| February 24, 1975 - Physical Graffiti finally issued worldwide to phenomenal sales
| February 1976 - Media reports that Zeppelin are due to release an album entitled Obelisk
| February 1977 - Robert contracts a bout of tonsillitis postponing the American tour
| February 1978 - Robert Plant helps produce a record for punk band Dansette Damage
| February 16, 1978 - The cases against Bonham, Cole & Grant stemming from the Oakland incident are heard and all receive suspended prison sentences and fines
| February 1979 - Although absent from the US stage or market, Led Zeppelin rank best in many music magazine categories
| February 1979 - Mixing sessions for ITTOD take place at Polar Studios. Rumors fly of a European tour
| February 3, 1980 - Robert joins Dave Edmund's Rockpile at the Birmingham Top Rank
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