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Minor setback! UGH!
You need a Gibraltar or Ludwig (both sell them) ball arm with a 9.5mm post. 9.5mm is 3/8ths of an inch which was Ludwig's standard for their floor tom...
10 years agoBass drum cymbal mount
I believe Gibraltar still offers a cymbal arm in the 3/8ths inch diameter you need for that Slingerland bracket. It might look a bit flimsy compared t...
10 years agoWhat would the drum key from a 67 Ludwig set look like?
Like the lower one, Unless you have a Super Sensitive snare drum then it would have the screw driver attachment.
10 years agoDating Ludwig Atlas Cymbal Stands
Atlas had all the same attributes that people identify with Hercules. They see the tubular legs, the black handles, and the big rubber feet and think...
10 years agoBest vintage gretsch snares?
Gretsch was recently using the drop G badge again (briefly) before going back to the round badge last year. So there might be some newer snares out th...
10 years agoBest vintage gretsch snares?
From clubdate64...
10 years ago1950's Gretsch
From v8triker...
10 years agocan anyone identify this drum?
Ludwig Standard snare circa 1968-1972ish. It's the same seamless aluminum shell as the Supraphonic and Acrolite snares but without the center bead and...
10 years agoLudwig Super Classic Snare Drum questions
The white paint was supposedly ceiling paint purchased from a supplier close to the factory. It's primary purpose was to make the drum interiors match...
10 years agoNot sure what to do here
Snare appears to be an el-cheapo import.
10 years ago1950's Gretsch
I have a 7x14 3ply. Mine has die casts but earlier examples would have had the stick choppers. The seam isn't under a lug.
10 years agoLudwig Super Classic Snare Drum questions
Even the serial number (if you had it) will only give you an idea of the year the drum was made (maybe a six month window). Even if there were a date...
10 years ago1950's Gretsch
1: Broadkaster was the overall name for Gretsch's top line drums. An 8x15 snare would be a Broadkaster Concert model. 2: I'm not sure on when the hoop...
10 years ago50's Slingerland Tom, Outer Maple ply?
Most (all) painted drums have a maple outer ply because maple is a smoother wood that lends itself to the lacquer finish (Duco was a brand of fast dry...
10 years agoLudwig lug styles
Yeah I'd agree that lugs swapped out over the years is the most likely scenario by a long shot. I wouldn't think you'd end up with more than a couple...
10 years ago