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11 years agoHelp?!?!? B/O Badge Identification:/
Well the Rocker logo on the head doesn't mean anything in this case. Ludwig used names on their head line at the time for different applications "Ense...
11 years agoTom mount on a virgin bass drum
Get a Ludwig Atlas Arch. You'll have a nice mount attached to the bass drum but don't have to drill any holes....assuming a Slingerland drum won't spo...
11 years agoHelp?!?!? B/O Badge Identification:/
Upon further reflection the gray interiors plus the white wrap really says Standard II or Rocker series drums to me, both of which had B/O badges at...
11 years agoHelp?!?!? B/O Badge Identification:/
Early 80's would be a 6ply mix of maple and poplar but those usually had clear interiors. It's possible that they could be one of the lower lines lik...
11 years agoLudwig snare question
Club Date kits included a matching Pioneer model snare (or later an acrolite). The only difference between "club date" drums and other Ludwigs of th...
11 years agoTransition badge ludwig
Are you asking about the cymbal mount by the mounted tom? I don't recall any of the cataloged sets from that era having an extra mount but then the ca...
11 years agoRogers BD Lugs and ATLAS Mount Do Not Work
Get a DW hoop claw. 20 Bucks and it's by far the best way to mount a cowbell, among other things (IMO). [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS9iRtO...
11 years agoGretsch 18-8-10-12-14
That was a pretty good price even if those were in the USA with an 18" SSB bass drum. I can't imagine there are many vintage Gretsch sets with 18" b...
11 years agoBlack Beauty vs. COB Supra: Have You Owned Both? Which Do You Like More?
I can't imagine that Ludwig wouldn't play up the fact in their advertising that they used some super wondrous special magical brass alloy for the Blac...
11 years agoBlack Beauty vs. COB Supra: Have You Owned Both? Which Do You Like More?
From snurf...
11 years agoBlack Beauty vs. COB Supra: Have You Owned Both? Which Do You Like More?
As I mentioned (despite lusting after each model for years) I don't own either so it's tough to say but others who do own both have stated that there...
11 years agoBlack Beauty vs. COB Supra: Have You Owned Both? Which Do You Like More?
I don't know if doing the black nickel is more expensive or not but my guess is that it isn't that much more. The primary reason that a black beauty c...
11 years agoBlack Beauty vs. COB Supra: Have You Owned Both? Which Do You Like More?
If you're asking about the modern Brass drum vs. a modern BB (seems things have been sidetracked to a discussion about vintage Supers, which are a muc...
11 years ago1928-30 5 x 14 Ludwig & Ludwig “Rainbow Pearl”/Artgold Standard Model
Wow! you always get the nicest toys. I can't believe that they couldn't replicate some of those exquisite wraps today if they'd just decide to do it.
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