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Problems with tom mount
Yeah, don't do anything that requires any drilling. If your bracket is bad replace it with a new one of the same type (available from Ludwig). Either...
11 years agoProblems with tom mount
Needs a 9.5mm (3/8ths inch) "L" rod. Also make sure you have two washers under the nut on the bracket. Look it over closely as sometimes they get over...
11 years agoLudwig poor lug drilling, etc ... SOS!
The metal drums have the required holes punched out rather than drilled. I'm not 100% certain but I think that was done by the company that actually m...
11 years agoLudwig poor lug drilling, etc ... SOS!
Drilling the shells at Ludwig Chicago circa 1965, same equipment as used later on. Hand held drill run through a jig but the potential to come in at a...
11 years ago'60 Gretsch vs Slingerland wood snares
I own both and I'm more of a Gretsch guy than Slingerland but faced with that decision I'd go with a Slingerland. I think you'll have a greater chance...
11 years agoLudwig poor lug drilling, etc ... SOS!
From Dan Boucher...
11 years agoI Feel Fine
Cool! That syncopated fill after the breakdown (1:24) is my all time favorite "Ringo moment"
11 years agoHoping to snag a Ludwig Mach 5 today!!
From GoJaskill...
11 years agoHoping to snag a Ludwig Mach 5 today!!
That set in the picture in the first post appears to be wrapped in Maple Cortex which is a wood grain formica type wrap. Ludwig dropped their natural...
11 years agoLudwig Standards with Strata Finish
It's about time! I have two strata sets Gold and Lemon, both 12/14/20 with matching snares (and I have the 13 and 16s to match for both). Now I'm try...
11 years agoWhat did you buy at the 2014 Chicago show?
I bought a Ludwig club date 14x14 in WMP to finish a set I got a couple years back at a salvation Army store. I had been looking for one for a couple...
11 years agoOldKentuckyDrums still selling grommet tools?
The key to the MOKD one is the way those two compression nuts have that flare machined into them. That is why it is a $40 tool rather than a $5 one. I...
11 years agoLudwig Hammered bronze with WRONG Snarebed
I'd never even heard of a snare bed until I started hanging out on drum forums. Bearing edges, ply layups...nobody was too aware of that stuff back in...
11 years ago65 Slingerland Krupa Deluxe 1N question
Hmmm, Not sure what the problem would be other than perhaps that brand of paint has a quirk. I've done it several times with black lacquer from a spra...
11 years agoLudwig Hammered bronze with WRONG Snarebed
Ludwig probably wouldn't want to set a precedence of fixing people's old drums for free, regardless of who was originally at fault. They'd find themse...
11 years ago