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Gretsch Kit Walnut Finish Stop Sign HELP!!!!
From DownTownFarmer...
10 years agoGretsch Abomination
Yeah, in hindsight that wasn't the best call but at the time it was likely done (when the drums were new) that was probably considered the BEST state-...
10 years agoHell Bent for Ludwig Leather!
From the way the first picture looks I'd say that bass drum was a 14x18. Cool deal either way. If they were mine I'd rewrap in a cool era-correct pear...
10 years agoLudwig/WFL Transition 16" Floor Tom Nickel Harware
The shell would have a maple exterior ply since that is what the used for lacquered drums to have a smooth surface to paint on. Wrapped drums from tha...
10 years agoLudwig tom mounts in 70s
There were only two types until very late in the 70's when the Modular mounts were introduced which were thought of as a big improvement at the time b...
10 years agoSlingerland Nashville Studio King drumset
Five lug 12" toms are a Gretsch thing and they work just fine there and have since the dawn of time. It is odd to see 5 lugs on a Slingerland though....
10 years ago59' Ludwig Transition Badge Rewrap
Wow, that wrap is so cool. Those Luddies look fantastic. Hmmm...now what can I put some of that wrap on?
10 years agoHelp with my vintage Acrolite snare please
From playon...
10 years ago1952 Ludwig Question
The current Ludwig company didn't come into being until around 1955 when the Ludwig family bought the rights to their name back and changed the name...
10 years agoLudwig marble cortex !
From clubdate64...
10 years agoHelp with my vintage Acrolite snare please
The snare bed is the same as that on any other acro (or supra, or Black Beauty, etc. they all use the same shell design with the wide, shallow, barely...
10 years agoLudwig marble cortex !
For a few years Ludwig was putting the tom mounts directly opposite the badges. If these are like that then the way these are set up you wouldn't see...
10 years agoFolks - what have I purchased?
Isn't the nickname for the Contura "Tombstone" ? The "UFO" case was the all plastic one, usually black but sometimes bright orange.
10 years ago70s Ludwig - Advice please?
Yeah the snare appears to be an 8 lugger so it's not a Supra. Looks like it has two rows of lines on the shell so possibly a cheap import. Hard to say...
10 years agoFolks - what have I purchased?
A few months back I saw a Ludwig case in an antique mall. It was the older suitcase style. My heart was racing as I popped the latches. I figured it w...
10 years ago