Dave’s Drum Shop in Ottawa is one of the largest sources for vintage drums for sale in Canada. We buy, sell and trade all the time allowing us to acquire the best vintage drums you will find anywhere. If you are looking to exchange your gear, we can appraise your used drums and offer a trade value toward your next piece of gear. All vintage drums for have been checked and repaired as needed. Most vintage drum kits will have new or almost new USA made heads from Evans or Remo installed so your used drum is ready to play right away. Many of our vintage drums are in excellent condition and look as good as they can. A vintage drum can look well-worn to museum quality.

Custom Cymbal Crates for Storage drum kit Dave's Drum Shop Custom Cymbal Crates for Storage drum kit Dave's Drum Shop
Dave's Drum Shop Custom Cymbal Crates for St... $119.99
Custom Cymbal Crates for Storage Locally made cymbal storage boxes made out of 2x4 and/or 2x6 lumber and stained in a walnut. A great way to keep your valuable cymbals organized and off of the floor. These are custom made and take about two weeks from time of order. boxes are made to fit up to 22" with small casters and are individually made to order. Handles are an optional item. If you have any specific size requests let us know and we can try to accommodate. These items are for local sales at this time and not a shippable product.    
Fibes Crystalite Tom 13 x 9 in Smoke drum kit Fibes Fibes Crystalite Tom 13 x 9 in Smoke drum kit Fibes
Fibes Fibes Crystalite Tom 13 x 9... $299.99
Fibes Crystalite Tom 13 x 9 in Smoke Martin Nazareth Pennsylvania era drum. Good used players condition drum with no cracks. Shell has some scuffs and scratches.  tom 
Gretsch Burgundy Sparkle Round Badge Set 13/13/16/20 drum kit Gretsch Gretsch Burgundy Sparkle Round Badge Set 13/13/16/20 drum kit Gretsch
Gretsch Gretsch Burgundy Sparkle Ro... $2,500.00
Gretsch Burgundy Sparkle Round Badge Set A classic finish on these 1960's Round Badge Gretsch drums. 20 x 14 bass drum, 16" floor tom and two 13 x 9. The drums have had a Ludwig double tom mount added to bass drum and matching Ludwig mounts on toms. Bass drum has rail mount holes in two places. Inside of bass drum was painted white at one point. One hoop on bass drum is not original. The drums previous owner played has Aquarian mod vintage heads installed in great shape one 13" tom was not used and has older heads, heads are typically tight on these shells. A box of parts has the internal muffler mechanisms and the Pratt Bass drum muffler.     
Gretsch Cocktail Drum Set 1960s Blue (PX4183) drum kit Gretsch Gretsch Cocktail Drum Set 1960s Blue (PX4183) drum kit Gretsch
Gretsch Gretsch Cocktail Drum Set 1... $1,699.99
Gretsch Cocktail Drum Set 1960s Blue (PX4183) Excellent condition for it's age with cymbal arm and "Alegian" splash, correct Gretsch pedal with mounting hardware.  Internal snare wires look to be replaced. the tom mounting plate looks like it was moved to two other places on the drum so extra holes for the side plate on the top of the drum. Original top heads on main drum and small tom. 
Gretsch Harlequin 3pc Set drum kit Gretsch Gretsch Harlequin 3pc Set drum kit Gretsch
Gretsch Gretsch Harlequin 3pc Set L... $3,499.99
Gretsch Harlequin 3pc Set Late 50's AN excellent example of a rare Harlequin Gretsch set from late 50's Includes the rare 13" tom. Bass drum has original calf heads.  This set was catalogued as a starter two piece in a painted two tone red and black finish. Includes Gretsch Floating Action Pedal, clamp on spurs and cymbal holder.  Drums are 6 ply shells with silver sealer, tom and snare have die cast hoops. 
Leedy Broadway Duco 1939 14 x 6.5 drum kit Leedy Leedy Broadway Duco 1939 14 x 6.5 drum kit Leedy
Leedy Leedy Broadway Duco 1939 14... $999.99
Leedy Broadway Duco 1939 14 x 6.5 Model No. 48 Broadway Standard This is a very nice almost completely original Leedy Broadway Standard snare in Black and Gold Lacquer  with nickel hardware.  Heads and snare wires are not original, missing a couple of tension rod washers.  Typical wear for the age. Nice patina n the nickel typical surface rust on the tension rods etc but does not impede the operation. Throw off is solid and operates very well.  
Leedy Broadway Parallel 1930's 14 x 6.5 consignment drums Leedy Leedy Broadway Parallel 1930's 14 x 6.5 consignment drums Leedy
Leedy Leedy Broadway Parallel 193... $1,599.99
Leedy Broadway Parallel 1930's 14 x 6.5 Very nice condition 30s White Pearl Leedy Broadway Parallel drum. Drum has been cleaned and restored by the owner with great care even down to making the imitation gut snares. Drum has square head tension rods. Snare throw off is tight and operates very well. The drum appears all original other than wires and heads. Chrome plating is nice and the white pearl is nicely aged.  This drum is 80 plus years old   
Ludwig 1960s Ludwig 1960s
Ludwig Ludwig 1960s "Ginger Ale" 3... $2,299.00
Ludwig 1960s "Ginger Ale" 3 Pc Set 20/12/16 This is a mixed set of Ludwig 60s 3 ply drums. Bass drum and floor tom are 65 (Floor tom is date stamped 1965) The 12" is later clear maple interior date stamped 1968.  No extra holes, rail conslotte, spurs, tom mounts and dampers are in place. Slide out cymbal mount on bass drum may or may not be original. Tension rods and hoops may not be original.  A great sounding players kit in a "ginger ale" or faded silver sarkle. The 12" is lighter than the 16" and 20" the pictures show a slightly better match than in person.  Drums have good used heads. Perfect gigging or studio set.
Ludwig Cam Slide for Super-Sensitive Strainer (P1160A) drum kit Ludwig
Ludwig Ludwig Cam Slide for Super-... $10.00
Ludwig Cam Slide for Super-Sensitive Strainer
Single Tension Vintage Single Tension Vintage
Vintage Single Tension Vintage "Toy... $195.00
Single Tension Vintage "Toy" Snare Drum I have never seen a drum like this before. It is nicely made and looks like an Ash shell. Original wires and heads 11.5" x 4".  Cool collector drum.
Slingerland Mid 50's 20 x 20 White Pearl Floor Tom drum kit Slingerland Slingerland Mid 50's 20 x 20 White Pearl Floor Tom drum kit Slingerland
Slingerland Slingerland Mid 50's 20 x 2... $1,499.99
Slingerland Mid 50's 20 x 20 White Pearl Floor Tom Here is a very clean Radio King floor tom in the massive Gene Krupa 20 x 20 size! First Oval Black and Gold badge. Four "Can't Slip Clutch" leg holders but non original legs. Internal muffler is a lter model not the original 50's style. Original chrome over brass "rim-shot" hoops.  This drum has a nice even yellowed look and looks similar to other aged white marine pearl kits so should match nicely for many looking to add this t their set and create the ultimate Gene Krupa 50's configuration.  20 x 18" toms are rare and I believe the 20 x 20 is rarer! Heads are in excellent shape on this drum.
Slingerland Radio King Blue Silver Duco drum kit Slingerland Slingerland Radio King Blue Silver Duco drum kit Slingerland
Slingerland Slingerland Radio King Blue... $1,599.99
Slingerland Radio King Blue Silver Duco Forties Cloud Badge 14 x 7 in Blue Silver Duco Aluminum Cloud Badge Super "Clamshell" Strainer with original wires. No extension lever. 16 Modernistic Lugs Internal muffler Everything appears to be all original except for the heads. Shell is solid, Finish is in remarkable good condition with minor flakingGreat vintage sounding drum that is still very playable for 80 years old. Re rings are well attached with no major gaps and the shell has very little sign of buckling often seen on these old maple solid drums.

We have sold many brands of vintage drums cymbals and parts from Ludwig. Gretsch, Slingerland, Trixon, North, Stacatto, Leedy Drum Workshop, Yamaha, Tama, Pearl, Premier, Zildjian, Paiste, Sabian and others. Our used vintage drums come in from local customers or are often sent to us from customers all over the country as we are trusted to offer fair honest service and quick payment.

Our customers have found our vintage drums for sale from all over the world. We have shipped our vintage drums safely to all corners of the globe. Vintage drum kits have been shipped to almost every European country the UK, Australia, New Zealand, every state in the US, Puerto Rico and Hawaii, the far east including Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan. Please contact for international shipping quotes.

At Dave’s Drum Shop we have many vintage drum items come through the doors every year. We encourage you to follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to see what comes in we do post our inventory daily often selling it before we can list on our website.

Dave’s drum shop vintage drums can cover a wide range of drummers needs. We have had simple snare drums to iconic sets from Leedy, Slingerland, Gretsch, Ludwig, Zildjian, Paiste to name a few. We have supplied vintage drums to artists, recording studios, collectors and museums.

If you are looking for a vintage drum, cymbal or accessory in Ottawa, Canada or the world please look at our current inventory or follow us on social media to find out what is available. Buying vintage drums from Dave’s is easy as we offer many forms of payment on our website including financing. If you are purchasing in our shop at 270 Catherine St., we can also offer layaway to make it easy for you to obtain your dream vintage drum or cymbal.

Our website DavesDrumShop.com is the best resource for buying vintage drums and cymbals from us but we do offer a Reverb store that allows international buyers a secure safe buying experience in their home currency. We offer many of the same items on our website on Reverb also.

All vintage drums for Dave’s Drum Shop include a 6-month warranty against any issues that might occur. We have an extensive selection of used drum parts allowing us to repair or help you maintain your vintage equipment without delay.

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