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Rogers tom mount question
The tom arm looks like it's a Pearl rather than a Rogers although I can't see it that clearly in your pictures.
6 years agoProduction numbers for Ludwig Acrolites?
From schmegeggie...
6 years agoProduction numbers for Ludwig Acrolites?
They made an awful lot of them. I doubt even Ludwig knows how many. However there were a couple of variations of the model that are relatively "rare"...
6 years ago64 Ludwig Downbeats Black Oyster, but which snare?
If you've found a Jazz Festival at a price you're willing to pay then I'd say that would be the smarter purchase. There are more likely to be more peo...
6 years agoVintage ends
From vyacheslav...
6 years agoVintage ends
Just my opinion but stuff made after 1985 doesn't really seem "vintage" to me. I don't have a problem with stuff made after that cutoff (and have quit...
6 years ago64 Ludwig Downbeats Black Oyster, but which snare?
In your mind is this set a Downbeat that happens to be Oyster Black Pearl or is this a "Ringo" set? If it's the former then I'd get the Downbeat snare...
6 years agoLudwig Hand Hammered Brass Snare Damaged....HELP!!
Another possibility would be guys who repair brass instruments. Some of those guys can work miracles with old horns. Sounds like this would involve a...
6 years agoSlingerland COB hoops: Die cast or triple flanged?
From gmsignor...
6 years agoLudwig wrap match
Precision sells the current version of that as produced by Delmar (as does Jammin' Sam but his less expensive JS sparkles may be a different product)....
6 years agoWrap Fading 1964 Ludwig
Original Oyster Black was made of Cellulous Acetate. I believe these oyster wraps were different than others in that there is just one layer to it rat...
6 years agoIdentify Black Beauty
The Black Beauty series of brass (sometimes bronze) seamless shell Supra style drums was introduced in 1977 so a 1960's production date is out of the...
6 years agoFibes snare drum
Are the snares included? I have that same exact drum and had a bit of a problem tracking down the correct snares for it (although eventually I found...
6 years agoLudwig Rail Mount
You can put the Maxwell upright on your original rail and what you have is essentially the same thing as a post-1967 Ludwig rail mount, just minus the...
6 years ago1968 Ludwig accent appraisal
Everything looks okay to me in those pictures as far as I can see them. The two holes near the top edge of the tom are for a missing muffler assembly...
6 years ago