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brass/ludalloy
A good starting point is a badge with no serial, but when making the transition from brass to aluminum shell you'll sometimes find an aluminum shell w...
10 years agobrass/ludalloy
They phased out the brass shells around 63 as jaghog has said, but they kept crimping the snare beds and using brass hoops on some of the earliest Lud...
10 years ago1964 Ludwig Supraphonic 400 w/COB hoops
What a beauty! I recently sold one quite similar from around the same era of red felt BB tone control. The hoops on this snare are not COB, well at le...
10 years agowhat would be todays zildjians compared to vintage 70s
I've cracked my share of cymbals in my day, but mostly B8 crash cymbal when I was starting out. Those thing's will crack on you. I've owned and played...
10 years agoDoes any know the name/years of this wrap
Well, Arctic white is circa 62 - 64 to my knowledge.
10 years agoDoes any know the name/years of this wrap
It's really more of an off-white.
10 years agosupraphonic
Have a 67 with BB, but it's a jazz fest.
10 years agowfl lyre badge snare
Whoever painted it did a good job by the look of it. Are you sure this is not the way it came from the Ludwig factory? Take a look at the badge - it d...
10 years agowfl lyre badge snare
Sweet drumpet! Removing the paint could be a bit of a chore. Maybe a busen burner and a paint scraper? That might be a bit harsh. you could boil it in...
10 years agoCymbal Guessing Game
From RIMS n SKINS...
10 years agoVDF shirts
Love it! Nice font and a cool image.
10 years agoCymbal Guessing Game
From RIMS n SKINS...
10 years agoanally retentive about your drums
I'd never bother about gloves. I always maul my drums and cymbals and think nothing of it. I don't think fingerprints count as damage. I'm obviously v...
10 years agoCymbal Guessing Game
From RIMS n SKINS...
10 years agoCymbal Guessing Game
From funkypoodle...
10 years ago