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Newer Ludwig help?
This example is another one that we were trying to figure out for a member and it is a seven ply lay up. It's pretty fuzzy when you enlarge it but I...
7 years agoNewer Ludwig help?
From OldSchoolSC...
7 years agoConfused about Ludwig ply construction
This kind of debate and information is valuable. For example, when I was younger I never really understood why my two bass drums (and a couple of toms...
7 years agoConfused about Ludwig ply construction
Here are bearing edge photos of some Ludwig snare drums I own, from different eras and manufacturing facilities. The first image is of an early 80's...
7 years agoConfused about Ludwig ply construction
HA! I know it gets a bit confusing... but here is my rational for the 4-ply. Compare the areas marked 1 & 2 and they look the same on that inside an...
7 years agoConfused about Ludwig ply construction
Looks like a 4-ply to me... BTW, that interior ply is really nice too!
7 years agoNewer Ludwig help?
Here's some screen shots from the Ludwig site... Rocker 9-ply, with inner maple transitioning into all maple 9-ply. 7-ply for the Classic Maple line...
7 years agoNewer Ludwig help?
I thought only era-specific Rockers were 9-plys. At first glance these looked like six-ply, however with a closer look I can see seven, which is in l...
7 years agoNewer Ludwig help?
These are 6-ply classic maple... stamp looks like 1 06 (Jan 2006) to me.
7 years agoTop secret ludwig canada !
$699....Here's the pics and link: https://davesdrumshop.com/collections/whats-new/products/ludwig-canada-150th-commemorative-supraphonic
8 years agoTop secret ludwig canada !
From human71...
8 years agoLudwig 3ply b/o (pointy badge) 14x26 " kick value.
Are you looking at the black cortex drum with tom mounting hardware? If so I think it's a bit high in price... Here's a virgin chrome-o-wood version...
8 years agoAuction for Bonham cymbal arm and heads
"Rockers" heads are available in the 1980 catalog. However, in the 1975 catalog they are still listed as Weather Master "thermolene" plastic heads and...
8 years agoLudwig identification
Those are 3-ply with re-rings (reinforcing rings) and pointy B/O badges!
8 years agoHelp to find out what´s the serie of my Ludwig!
Yep... those are six ply shells. It was a little tough to see the last tow outer plies very clearly, but I took a crack at numbering them for your re...
8 years ago