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Popularity of Other Manufacturer's Equivalent to the Ludwig Club Date
I think that, thanks to Ringo, Ludwig sold a lot more of these type of sets to budget conscious Ringo wannabes than the other companies. There just se...
11 years agoMax Roach on eBay?
It does appear to have the new Micro on it. I was told that the new ones (which are very nice, I have two of them on drums) would not work right on a...
11 years agopre-70s Ludwig Snare Stand as Tom Stand?
I used one years ago to hold a 10x14 tom an never had any problems. Some folks actually prefer these to the clamping types because they can kill the s...
11 years ago65 pioneer obp
I wouldn't do much more than clean and polish it. That wrap (if original, which it looks like to me) makes it a valuable drum. OBP Pioneers can bring...
11 years agoIs Ludwig granitone less desiable than clear or white?
I don't see anything that would scare me off. The wrap has the correct "trapezoid" chip pattern that was unique to Ludwigs of that time. The price is...
11 years agoVintage Gretchen snare - no badge?
Might have slipped out of Brooklyn (or Arkansas) without a badge. When you see what badges go for there is certainly incentive to swipe one off a "stu...
11 years agoVintage Gretchen snare - no badge?
Looks like one of the Aluminum shell models that Gretsch sold as student drums in the late 60's/early 70's. It was sort of their answer to the Ludwig...
11 years agoQuick Luddy Question
Never seen anything like that. Seems unlikely. That badge was used from approx. late 58 - 60 and at that time tube lugs were thought of as outdated an...
11 years agoShow Off Your BRONZE!
Here's a not too great picture of mine. It's one of the last of the Chicago made drums. It's been my #1 snare since I picked it up a little over a yea...
11 years agoWhat era Fibes?
I have a C.F. Martin era COF Fibes snare. Unfortunately the SFT throw was gone when I got it so it now sports a P-86 (replacing a damaged P-85 that ca...
11 years agoBIG Geo. Way Snare
From relayer...
12 years agoBIG Geo. Way Snare
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12 years agoGretsch RB WMP snare
Most obvious if it's that old it will have the Rocket Lugs.
12 years agoLudwig 6" non concert tom
That badge places it at around 1984 because Ludwig only used that badge for about a year before leaving Chicago. Looks like it's an L-612 model.
12 years agoInterior shell Keystone badge?
I think Bun has mentioned having one or more examples like that. I think he has even mentioned seeing one where they used a whole stack of badges as a...
12 years ago