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Is this drum actually a Ludwig?
I don't think the "76" is a date stamp or if it is it doesn't mean 1976 as Ludwig was still making 3 ply drums at the time. As far as the holes not be...
10 years agoSuper Ludwig COB quick question
Doesn't ring a bell with me. Anything of the sort could have been added in the past 50 years or maybe someone did it at the factory but I don't think...
10 years agoNeed Help Identifying Slingerland Silver Sparkle Snare
If the paint inside resembles a wash of chocolate milk then that is original from the factory. The active snare assembly is an aftermarket add-on. App...
10 years agoLudwig (?) Faucet Style T-Rods Question
Other companies used those same type of T rods (Gretsch in the 50's and I think older Rogers as well) so they might not even be Ludwigs. I wonder if W...
10 years agoInherited vintage Ludwigs - no idea how to identify (photos included)
The numbers on the badges are the serial numbers. They can be used to figure out the approximate year of manufacture but they do not contain any other...
10 years agoMorals question.....
I very seldom look at Craigslist because I know there is almost no way I'm going to come out on top on the few good pieces at good prices that do pop...
10 years ago70's Ludwig wrap question!
Yeah that is post 1970 version of Oyster Black Pearl. Ludwig never changed the swatch they showed in their catalogs but after around mid 1969/early 19...
10 years agoHelp Me Identify Correct Ludwig Lugs
Vertical grain on the interior ply? And what are those metal inserts on the holes? I think that's a Japanese made drum shell you have there. It doesn'...
10 years ago1980's Gretsch drum quality
If there is a weak point to that era it is that their chrome plating wasn't especially good. This wasn't so much Gretsch themselves as it was whomever...
10 years agoHelp Me Identify Correct Ludwig Lugs
A 13" tom from the 60's 70's 80's should have the same lug as a bass drum of similar vintage. 12" and smaller toms, concert toms, and marching drums a...
10 years ago1980's Gretsch drum quality
In the 80's all Gretsch drums were USA Custom series. They are some of the best made drums Gretsch has ever made. Really pretty much hand made by a sm...
10 years agoOBP Jazz fest, I let this one slide by....was it the right call?
I don't think they are as rare as most people used to think but still they are few and far between. Ludwig was churning out OBP sets by the carload bu...
10 years agoOBP Jazz fest, I let this one slide by....was it the right call?
From snaremania...
10 years agoPicking this up tonight...Ludwig Cocktail ...60s
That appears to be Oyster Blue, so not Ringo, but still very cool.
10 years agoEarly 60's Super-Ludwig brass snare drum
Really Nice!
10 years ago