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Help for Identification of Vintage Ludwig Drums
From moonweasel...
12 years agoHelp for Identification of Vintage Ludwig Drums
Concerning the serial numbers vs year, I offer up those from my 1970-71 4pc Super Classic: 14x22 - 769027 - date stamp: Jun 5 1970 5x14 - 812168 - d...
12 years agoDating Tama Superstar Kit
From rculberson...
12 years agoSlingys with No Badge
Are we talking all drums? Slingerland normally put badges on snare drums and bass drums, but did not put them on toms until the early 60's, along with...
12 years ago'66 Rogers
"I Like It Like That"!!! Bowing What a beautiful kit! Mark
12 years agoHelp for Identification of Vintage Ludwig Drums
Those serial numbers clearly indicate 1970! The finish is Black Oyster Pearl, AKA Oyster Black Pearl! Do you know the shell sizes? The bass drum appea...
12 years agoSlingerland AA Pedal
Ya know... the more I look at your AA pedal, the more I think it's an Epic pedal with an AA heel plate. I've attached pictures of the AA pedal I remem...
12 years agoApollo Badges
OK... I've got the 4 Apollo badges. Just took pictures. They're in pretty good condition. Unfortunately, I don't have the grommets. PM me if intereste...
12 years agoSlingerland "Smoothie" - sure looks Swivo familiar
I owned one of these Smoothie hi hat stands... pictures included! Definitely a Rogers Swivo clone! Spring tension adjusted from the bottom, just like...
12 years agoMaxwin Pearl set in amazing condition
Andrew! You did an exceptional job with this kit! It really shines! Pearl's take on the Swivo-style tom arms resulted in a very adjustable arm. I've...
12 years agoApollo Badges
I don't have the badge you're looking for, but I THINK I might have 4 of these... http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/snare_japanese/badges/apollo...
12 years agoSuper Classic to Jazz Festival
I've seen one or two Super Classic snare drums on eBay that were "properly" converted to the P-83 strainer, by use of an adapter plate so there would...
12 years agoSlingerland AA Pedal
Without consulting my "Slingerland book", I believe the AA pedal's popularity would be from the 50's to mid 60's. Fair market value? Possibly $25 - $5...
12 years agoDrum heads
There are so many personal preferences and opinions when it comes to drum head selection. Ambassador-weight heads are always a good choice for the res...
12 years agotama BEAM 6.5 and 3.25 twins
Beautiful drums! These are from about the early 90's... when Tama was making GREAT snare drums and went into allot of detail concerning bearing edges....
12 years ago