Here is a personal drum from my collection. It was purchased from Steve Maxwell many years ago. I asked him to give me a little history on the drum. Here is what he said.

"This drum was serial #11 of the 1997 Lang/Gladstone commemorative snare drums. The drum has a Keller shell and was finished in gold lacquer in the same manner that Billy used for the very few drums that he built with gold lacquer shells. (One of Billy's personal drums was finished in gold lacquer with gold hardware). The hardware on this drum is gold plated. This drum was originally owned by the late Liam Mulholland, noted vintage drum authority and collector. Liam never had the name plate created for this drum. The drum was bought from Liam by me in 1999 and it remained in my collection until sold to you.

Steve Maxwell

I have seen another of these drums for sale and it was drum #10 (click for larger image)

Specifications

Features:
  8 ply shell
 24kt Gold Plating
 3 Way Tuning
 Internal Muffler
 8 Tube Lugs

I did inquire about the drum with Lang Percussion to make me the correct badge, but nothing ever came of it and I was not able to get that done.