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Preserving 60s Slingerland Kit Duco finish
Clean and wax. I love the single lug designs with lacquer or duco finish, it all about the wood! Less metal. I have a Leedy by slingerland like those...
10 years agoLudwig tom mount consolette problem
The "telephone dial" or "clock face" consolettes were Walburg & Auge I think. The later ones were ludwig manufactured. I bought a steve maxwell repro...
10 years ago70's Ludwig project.
Well it's good to know you've got work. My guitarist is a union carpenter and is constantly out of work. And you can't stop working on drums it's only...
10 years agoTrade Ludwig Super Classics for Yamaha Recording Custom
Didn't know you had other drums in the same finish. Well now you have a "lego" set you can build just about any setup you want. I would try and post...
10 years ago70's Ludwig project.
Will you still veneer others sets for money? Always had an inclination toward a thermo gloss keystone Hollywood like Ringo's rooftop kit. I've got a c...
10 years agoDistance between lug's holes and bearing edge on '70 Ludwig shells
Also as I understand it concert toms use the small classic lug casings on all the sizes so they will always look a little different. Maybe that's just...
10 years agoBest vintage gretsch snares?
I'm a ludwig nut but the Gretsch drums I have are by far the best sounding out of ALL of my drums. Very versatile. I've been using a ludalloy 5x14 sup...
10 years agoSonor Teardrop for NAMM
Too cool! In the 90's I helped my local music store set up for Steve Smith doing a drum clinic for SABIAN and Sonor. We had a WMP teardrop kit and one...
10 years agoDistance between lug's holes and bearing edge on '70 Ludwig shells
Not to be captain obvious but, couldn't you just measure on the batter side of the shell?
10 years ago70's (?) slingerland snare
It's always better to sell before a restoration. Since ebay and retailers have made a business of replacement parts. Unless you are going to play it o...
10 years agoMy Day Has Come….
Awesome! Looks a lot better than my SBP tubs, still can't get over the boom of the kick! I'm sure yours will be the same!
10 years agoBest vintage gretsch snares?
From K.O....
10 years agoBest vintage gretsch snares?
Problem is the pricing on gretsch snares. I've been looking for a 4160 (8 lug) or 4165 (10 lug) but most of the time they are too pricey. I've also n...
10 years agoMontgomery Ward, Sears, Spiegel Catalog drum sets?
From wishbook...
10 years agoTrade Ludwig Super Classics for Yamaha Recording Custom
13/15/18/24? Sounds like half of a bigger kit. I say no. You'll be looking for a 12" or 16" forever. My first "pro" kit was a yamaha tour custom. I...
10 years ago