Sunburst 5-piece drum set found near Oakwood Mall
Description
I found a sunburst 5-piece drum set this afternoon in the parking lot behind Oakwood Mall on Gateway Drive in Eau Claire. It’s a Pearl-style kit with a 22 inch bass drum, 10 inch and 12 inch rack toms, a 16 inch floor tom, plus a snare and throne; a stack of cymbals is tucked on top. There are stickers from a local high school drumline on the bass drum and blue painter’s tape with the initials 'J.T.' on the snare. The hardware has light scuffs but everything seems playable. I left it near the same spot and really hope the owner sees this so it can be returned—if you can describe the exact cymbal brands or the bass drum serial, that’ll help.
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