No affiliation, just thought it interesting that someone is now offering the Concord kettles pre-drilled for similar pricing to the standard kettles. One of these and a few clicks w/ BobbyM would get you a nice kettle at a fairly reasonable price...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Stainle...16972824?pt=Cookware&var=&hash=item20db3a1f18
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Stainle...16972824?pt=Cookware&var=&hash=item20db3a1f18