PRINTERS' PASTIMES -- Outside the Lines

Some of the drums in his collection have been owned by such famous names as Mel Torme, Gene Krupa and, of course, Buddy Rich.

Bernstein reports he played the drums all through junior high and high school, as well as in college. "I played a lot of Jazz—as well as my share of weddings and Bar Mitzvahs—to earn money," he notes.