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Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 4:20 pm**

Kay was an early endorser starting in the late 50s.

At some point in the 60s, he received a one of kind Teardrop black sparkle with copper plated hardware. This was one of the first truly all custom kits the was the blueprint for the HiLite Exclusive as well as the Designer and SQ2 lines, which featured fully customizable build to order drum sets.

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Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 4:55 pm**

Here is Kenny Clarke on Kay’s Copper Drops at an MJQ reunion show

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 4:57 pm**

Part of the kit resides somewhere in New York with this gentleman

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 5:05 pm**

Kay on the Tonight Show playing a HiLite Exclusive kit

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Connie Kays Copper Teardrops the inspiration for the HiLite Exclusive

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