baseball bat mufflers

[mike s]

Hi,
Sorry if this is a lazy post,and the info's on the site somewhere.
can anyone tell me when ludwig introduced the baseball bat muffler?
and when the felt colours were changed
I've got a transition badge kit with regular mufflers but love the look of baseball bat ones ,should i change them?
thanks

[onemat]

Don't change it. Keep the drum original. Ludwig Von crazy will probably know for sure on the introductions of the baseball bat and the colors. I'll take a stab at it. I think it was around 1962 1963 the bat appeared with the red felt. I think they turned white in 1966.
Matt

[wflkurt]

That's sound right. Ball bats appear I think around 1963. Could be earlier but I had a 22,13,16 silver sparkle from April of 1963 and it still had round knobs. The color changed to white probobly in late 1965. Round knobs appeared again in early 1968.

[nailfoxx]

I have a '62 and they have the bat mufflers that are red felts. I also have a '65 18" floor tom with the bat style only it is a white felt.

Hope this helps.

[mike s]

thanks guy's
looks like im gonna have to keep the kit as it is.
And buy another kit with baseball bats on it! green sparkle i think...
i wish!!!

[mlayton]

red was still around in late 64 and very early 65.

[JohnG]

Although nice to look at, the BB mufflers do not work as well as the round knob type which were much more adjustable. I am sure that is why they were discontinued. I have a BB on my supra and I never use it during gigs. Sometimes for practice if I want to tone it down a bit.
Keep the drum original.
JohnG