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1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pear 22,13,16
Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!! I just had to have one more wow than Scott! Those are GREAT drums! -- drooling -- Bill
11 years agoOur first gig
Hey Jeff, this is GREAT! No doubt any nerves you may be feeling will disappear after you get going! Bill
11 years agoFavourite Gig of all Time!
Hey, I love these "old stories" threads! I'm too lazy to retype it all, so I just did the copy-and-paste thing from an old thread (http://vintagedrum...
11 years agoLudwig 60s downbeat black oyster pearl
Welcome to the forum! And, congrats on your find! Rewraps' values always stir up good debate! I "rescued" some shells from a warehouse in Tulsa, OK...
11 years agoOK.... HELP! (identification help needed)
Thought I'd bump this up. I'm still looking for more info... Bill
11 years agoMy Friend Has Died
Brian, Sorry to hear of your loss. You will be in my prayers. Bill
11 years agoThat Beverley sound!!
Found my drum! I found it on the web in the 1965 Beverley catalog (picture of catalog page below). It was single-tension model #6113.
11 years agoThat Beverley sound!!
BTW -- If my memory serves me correctly, the badge on mine was like this one: http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/badges/beverley/beverley_large.j...
11 years agoThat Beverley sound!!
Hey, the Beverley's look great! My first drum ever was a Beverley student model snare drum. It was new, came in a cardboard box that doubled as a ca...
11 years agoOpinion needed please
Jeff, For what it's worth, my 18" Pearl FT (late 70s) only has 3 legs. And, I sold a Ludwig 18" FT about a year ago... it only had 3 legs. Since this...
11 years agoMIJ masters need to know NEGI Drums
From OsakaBop...
11 years agoMIJ masters need to know NEGI Drums
Were they ever available in the American market? I had never heard of them either... Bill
11 years agoRogers Red onyx rewraps ????
All I can add is "ditto" to what Purdie Shuffle and OldSchool have said. Sound Advice. And, the folks at Precision are very good and very fast about...
11 years agoThis kind of listing just cracks me up!
I just ran across this recent listing on eBay for 3 drums, the description is as follows: ************************************************** YOU ARE B...
11 years agoAny idea what these drums could be w/o any identifying badges?
From the pics, the drums appear to be MIJ, late 60s. Pearl sets (any of their brands) had that finish (at least in their 1968 catalog). Bill
11 years ago