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Gretsch 4906
I can think of two possibilities. 1. Several drum companies used a date stamp consisting of a two digit year followed by a two digit month in the 194...
8 years agoGretsch Emerald Green Pearl question
From nittanyperc...
8 years ago1970 Acrolite Blank Badge
More information about blank badges from this time frame is in this thread: http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=56807&highlight=blank
8 years ago1st post. Ludwig Supra year ???
The serial number guide at Ludwig's site is taken from Rob Cook's timeline that he developed in about 2005 (although years 1978 and 1979 are not curre...
8 years ago1st post. Ludwig Supra year ???
I suggest that your drum is 1973 or newer. This is based upon the circle R trademark registration symbol on the badge and the black faced P-85 throw...
8 years ago$5 Yard Sale Gretsch
4140 appears to be a legitimate model number for a brushed aluminum 6 lug snare with Renown throw from the mid-1970s. I have another similar snare on...
8 years agoGretch strainer
From 1949gretch...
8 years ago1966 Ludwig Jazz Festival Question?
For comparison, I did the same thing for drums with 1965 date stamps. Note that very few drums have been recorded with date stamps in the first quart...
8 years ago1966 Ludwig Jazz Festival Question?
I did some sorting of my list of date stamped Ludwigs and can report the following: 354 drums with reported 1966 Date Stamps. 186 of these are snare...
8 years agoLudwig Black Galaxy dates
Interior finish may also provide a dating clue. I have some pre-serial Black Galaxy drums with an unpainted interior on the bass and Resa-Cote interi...
8 years agoGretsch Vintage Bass Drum Hardware
The silver sealer started in about 1954 and the three ply shells phased out in about 1958. The cymbal mount holder is an earlier version with the mou...
8 years ago1920's Ludwig Snare Identification?
Nickel should clean well with Cape Cod Cloths. I would not over-clean it. Nice that the hoop clips are in good shape. I just picked up a similar...
8 years agoMore Ludwig Serial Number Anomolies!
Just for fun I grabbed the drums that I have recorded which have date stamps from the second week of November 1970 like the ones idrum4fun cited in h...
8 years agoRogers Pirate Badge 14x14 Floor Tom Jet Black B&B Lugs
Need to complete a set I own.
8 years agoMore Ludwig Serial Number Anomolies!
idrum4fun - The amount of variation you identify is consistent with what I have recorded. a five month difference in date stamp within a relatively s...
8 years ago