stick collection

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. Each drumstick in Peter's extensive collection is valued at nearly $730! All but thirty of the sticks he's collected have been signed. Peter has gathered his sticks by attending over 10,000 concerts over the years.