need help dating ludwigs

[marko52]

hey.......just found this great site! my son & i each have a set of re-wrapped ludwigs, sizes 12,13,16,22. his have b/o badges, mine have none. his shells have re-enforcement rings, & gray speckled (granitone?) interiors, mine have no rings, shells approx. 5/16" thick, & tan speckled interiors. his has small lugs on his 12" tom, large lugs everywhere else, mine has small lugs on all 3 toms, large on the bass. his has small telescoping spurs, mine are larger. those are the differences--can anyone date these from this info? i know some shells are more desirable than others, & have better tone--where do these rate? looking forward to hanging here and getting to know some of you. great site, and some beautiful drums in the gallery.......marko52

[DICARLO]

I?ve dated a lotta girls, but I never dated any Ludwigs!!!!!!!!!!!!! LoLoLoLo

I think some photos might help, so why don?t you post some here.

Not that I might know, but there are a lot of old timers and experts here that would.

Post some photos, it would make it easier for them. :)

Good luck.

Peace,
DICARLO

[O-Lugs]

hey.......just found this great site! my son & i each have a set of re-wrapped ludwigs, sizes 12,13,16,22. his have b/o badges, mine have none. his shells have re-enforcement rings, & gray speckled (granitone?) interiors, mine have no rings, shells approx. 5/16" thick, & tan speckled interiors. his has small lugs on his 12" tom, large lugs everywhere else, mine has small lugs on all 3 toms, large on the bass. his has small telescoping spurs, mine are larger. those are the differences--can anyone date these from this info? i know some shells are more desirable than others, & have better tone--where do these rate? looking forward to hanging here and getting to know some of you. great site, and some beautiful drums in the gallery.......marko52

Hi, Marco. I read your post and I can't quite figure out which drums you might have...

You say your kit has NO badges? No re-rings? Tan speckled interiors? Small lugs on ALL the toms?

I would say that your kit is either not a Ludwig kit at all or it is one of a much newer vintage than the ones I am familiar with.

If it's possible to snap a few pictures of these features and then post them here, it would make the detective work a lot easier and more accurate. Burger Kin

As far as how the shells rate....Subjective, of course...but the more desirable (to collectors) drums are the ones with the re-rings, because it usually indicates the famous Ludwig 3-ply shell. The 3-ply shells are, to me, the heart of the Ludwig sound.

[wflkurt]

Sounds like Marco could possibly have an 80's rocker set. The seventies Ludwig set is definately the more desirable of the two.