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Ludwig B/O Badge Serial Numbers 1400000-1499999 and 2300000-2999999
As part of my ongoing research into Ludwig serial numbers, I think I have identified two large gaps in the serial numbers used by Ludwig during the 19...
11 years agoReally?
I copied the listing for posterity: CB 700 12" TOM DRUM Needs cleaning up. Some vinyl missing.
11 years agoOpinions on Ludwig date stamp & badge serial number
From markrocks68...
11 years agoOpinions on Ludwig date stamp & badge serial number
I am leaning toward 1966 on this for a couple of reasons. 1. The baseball bat tone control would have been unlikely on a May 1968 drum, as the switch...
11 years agoLudwig Black Beauty serial number help
I am still gathering information, but it appears that when Ludwig reissued the Blue/Olive badge in the 2000s, they restarted the serial numbers in the...
11 years agoMy First Drum Set-Are there pics of yours?
My "used" Ludwigs on my 13th birthday in 1976. I set them up myself, as you can tell from the angle of the mounted tom.
11 years agoVintage drum catalogs...
High praise indeed. I have been reviewing your site lately as I assess a potential purchase. I have learned much about an era that is very much not...
11 years agoVintage drum catalogs...
I have Gretsch catalogs 1950s-1980s that are very helpful in research. As others have said, many scans are available online, which are also very conv...
11 years ago'68 Supra
My thoughts: The holes on the throw side look like they are for the butt. The large hole on the butt side is not for a Ludwig P83 or P5 throw. It l...
11 years agoGretsch SSB with chromed steel bass drum hoops
Beuatiful drums. Based upon the serial numbers, I might slide the estimate to 1972-ish.
11 years agoGretsch "Lightning Throwoff" exist on RB snare?
The Lightning throw with the throw arm on the left appeared on round badge drums starting in about 1967/68 when it replaced the Microsensitive. It wa...
11 years agoLudwig snare ID Help
Perhaps now with the right serial number, and a correct date estimate, a deal can be made.
11 years agoB/O Badges How to tell the difference?
There are at least 5 different variations on the Blue/Olive badge that I have seen. Except for an overlap between the 2nd and 3rd, they each were use...
11 years agoLudwig snare ID Help
From Heraldo Blasco...
11 years agoGretsch SSB with chromed steel bass drum hoops
Welcome to the forum. The chrome hoops tend to point to the early 1970s time frame. I do not think that those hoops alone can narrow the date down t...
11 years ago