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70s Ludwig - Advice please?
Late 70's/early 80's Ludwigs so the badge (and muffler) is directly opposite of the panel with the mounting bracket (making them "Omni-directional" si...
10 years agoPossibly the worst yellowing of WMP ever.
I got this pair a few years back at the Salvation Army for $50. Pretty yellowed themselves but not to the degree that yours were. I searched for a flo...
10 years agoWhere are all the Duco finishes?
I haven't seen any other white with black stripe duco's, but that is a mighty classy looking combo.
10 years agoBass mount cymbal arm. Old Atlas?
From clubdate64...
10 years agoBass mount cymbal arm. Old Atlas?
Standard sets used the same arm as other Ludwig sets of the day so that's not where this is from. There was an heavy duty Atlas cymbal arm produced...
10 years ago70's Ludwig Head scratcher.
That sure looks like cortex (formica) to me. It has a sheen that contact paper lacks. I doubt it is a rewrap as that is a hard material to work with a...
10 years agoGretsch Stop Sign Badge
The biggest problem with the kit in question is that it's a rewrap and it's done in a color that Gretsch never offered so that is a sort of double hit...
10 years agoludwig wood shells
I bet if you looked long enough you could find a Super Classic snare with no mahogany in it...or one with no maple in it. Ludwig just made one type of...
10 years agoGretsch Stop Sign Badge
I believe the transition to that badge was closer to 1969 or 1970. The construction of the drums remained mostly the same. Same 6 ply shells being mad...
10 years ago66 obp in ann harbor
From Hobbs...
10 years agoQuestion about the 58-63 Super Ludwig
From mlayton...
10 years agoQuestion about the 58-63 Super Ludwig
Are there die cast brass hoops? If so I haven't seen them (not that I've been looking). I might be wrong. I think it was JR Frondelli who stated tha...
10 years agoHelp Identifying a Vintage Kit
Appears to be a Downbeat set like Ringo's first two sets. If that floor tom is a 14" it is worth $750 to $1000+ all by itself. Everything looks a bit...
10 years agoQuestion about the 58-63 Super Ludwig
The lugs are cast out of a zinc alloy just like modern lugs but, as mentioned above, they were a thicker casting so the modern version is different in...
10 years ago66 obp in ann harbor
Then a lucky someone got an OBP 14" floor tom at a good price with the rest of the kit thrown in for free.
10 years ago