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holy crap I got a Super Classic set...
I finnaly got one! a 1967, sky blue pearl, keystone badged, white interior, white felt bb muffles, gull-wing spurs, ratchet consolette, 9x13, 16x16, 1...
13 years agoAre ALL Ludwig components NICKEL on a Club Date '60s kit?
Nickle and Duco were the "budget" sets. Pearls and Chrome were the big money. but I'd wager most of us would kill for a painted/stained finnish nickl...
13 years agoLudwig Club Date 1965
the point of the spring loaded ft legs was that the Club Date was, like the new yorker, a "jobber kit" quickly torn down and set up. Also stamped or b...
13 years agoLudwig Club Date 1965
Awesome set, and at a good price. Still cheaper than a new clubdate se! Does it have the spring loaded floortom brackets?
13 years agoBop rewrap, do the new pearls look correct?
Yeah I figured nothing would match the originals. My intention is to plug and rewrap really beatup shells other people have refinished, painted over,...
13 years agoslinger land yellow tiger pearl
Are they single headed "concert" or "melodic" toms? Or do they have top and bottom heads? Pictures are key!
13 years agonew family of clubdate orphans
Awesome, looks like they've been together for decades, you'd never know they were once orphans! Btw refreshing to see clubdates in something other th...
13 years agoBop rewrap, do the new pearls look correct?
I'm in the process of restoring a few beat up orphan Ludwig shells and was considering rewrapping them in black oyster pearl. I already have a sparkle...
13 years agoJust got a couple Ludwig snares; need some ID help
The first looks like a transition badge pioneer, nickle hardware in mohogany Finnish, I learned to play drums in elementary school on one of those. 1...
13 years agovideo reveiw of my Leedy set
Wow, thanks for the kind words! I am gonna try and post some vids of my other sets, the next will be my 1981 Gretsch grand prix in rosewood Finnish. M...
13 years agonice looking ludwig kit
From vintage drum bug...
13 years agolefty drummer; Ludwig rails?
Maybe these are not your preference but the clubdate sets usually have a center mounted consolette. Also early Hollywood sets had two 12" mounted toms...
13 years ago67 Supra
I Have a pre serial supra with a crimped snare bed and it is NOT cob, mine is the ludalloy. by '67 not even the rims are cob if im not mistaken. I lov...
13 years agovideo reveiw of my Leedy set
I just posted a video reveiw of my 1964 leed set on youtube. this set has come a long way since the yardsale... tell me what ya think... of the drums,...
13 years agoLudwig Club Date restoration n°2.
wow you are almost done with your second set, I just started on mine. I have the advantage of knowing exactly happend to my set because I did it! (alm...
13 years ago