About
For 25
years, fifth-generation New Yorker Peter Lavinger
has amassed "The World's Largest Autographed
Drumstick Collection" as certified by The Guinness Book Of World
Records.
Lavinger, 40, has procured Hand-Played and
Hand-Signed Drumsticks from the greatest, most
famous, infamous and influential Drummers and
Bands of all time.
The Lavinger Collection embodies varied
musical genres including—but not limited
to—Rock and Roll, Jazz, Blues, Country,
Pop, Funk, Punk and Soul, and spans generations
of Artists as varied as Louis Armstrong, Louis
Jordan, Woody Herman, Muddy Waters, Charlie
Parker, Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly, Tony Bennett,
Frank Zappa, Patsy Cline, The Beatles, The
Grateful Dead, Sam Cooke, B.B. King, MC5,
Fleetwood Mac, Branford Marsalis, Eric Clapton,
Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, The Rolling Stones, CCR,
Pink Floyd, R.E. M., U2, The Ramones, The Police,
Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails and The
Flaming Lips among a thousand other Musicians,
Drummers and Bands.
In 1980, Lavinger caught a Drumstick at a
concert.
In 1989, The Lavinger Collection was displayed
in The New York Hard Rock Café.
And since opening on Labor Day 1995, Peter's
Collection has been showcased (through February
2002) on The Main Exhibition Level of The Rock
And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum, Cleveland, Ohio
in a wildly popular exhibit.
In 2000, The Guinness Book Of World Records
certified Peter as a World Record Holder and
included his Collection into their 2002 Edition,
2004 Edition as well as a prominent feature in
The 2005 Guinness Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary
Edition.
Welding Repair
Lavinger says "It's a privilege to have The
Hall Of Fame and Guinness recognize my
work"… "it's that type of critical acclaim
and global recognition that elevates my
Collection to Iconic status," he
admits.
A friend of
the Artists, Peter confesses, "these days much of
my Drumstick acquisitions are by direct contact
with the Drummers at their homes… more so
than at live shows".
"It's pretty wild when the phone rings around
here" Lavinger says with reverence "On any given
day I'll be on the phone with any of my dear
friends who've played with Janis Joplin, Jimi
Hendrix, Thelonious Monk, James Brown, Phil
Spector, The Allman Brothers Band, Little
Richard, Neil Young, Elvis Presley or Roger
Waters."
Peter's Archive is supported by thousands of
Hand-Written Letters that document the
Who-What-Where-and-When behind each Drumstick.
Typical content of these letters states, for
example, "these personal gift sticks sent were
played at X concert" or "were used to record Y
Album" or "were used on Z Tour" or "seen live on
this MTV Unplugged set" or "that
Saturday Night Live show," etc… only
validating the immeasurable Historical
Significance of Lavinger's Collection.
