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Snare Identification
Looks like a Ludwig throw off. I'd guess that it is an early Ludwig (with the top hoop replaced) but hard to say for certain based on the limited pict...
6 years agoAnother Ludwig ID + Repairs
Didn't notice the claws before, they look like Slingerlands...maybe. Not Ludwigs of any era though.
6 years agoAnother Ludwig ID + Repairs
Shouldn't be too hard to rustle up a replacement double tom holder on ebay. You could also use a modern replacement as long as it had a 1" down tube a...
6 years agoVintage Ludwig Kit 3 ply? Help?
From Kaplana...
6 years agoGretsch 4105 6 lug aluminum questions
Those were student drums, like Gretsch's answer to the Ludwig Acrolite. As such they were somewhat buried in the back of the catalog. There were both...
6 years ago1946 Leedy Shell Info Needed
Not sure on that exact drum but most makes from that era tend to contain either maple or mahogany plies around a poplar core. Usually 3 plies were use...
6 years agoLudwig snare input please
I think this is the animal in question...#80 catalog
6 years agoLudwig snare input please
All Ludwig 6 plies were a Maple/Poplar mix. They used poplar as part of the shells up until the introduction of the Classic Maple line which was much...
6 years agoLudwig snare input please
From thejohnlec...
6 years agoLudwig snare input please
6 ply from that time frame would be a mix of maple and poplar plies. Just so you know.
6 years agoIs this a Ludwig Standard pedal?
From idrum4fun...
6 years agoIs this a Ludwig Standard pedal?
I just took a look at my Standard pedal which, as far as I know, is all original and it has a metal linkage similar (possibly identical, I didn't comp...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
Despite all this if they are Ludwig 6 ply shells they probably will sound just fine and you didn't pay a fortune for them. Certainly not as represente...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
Rockers were generally 4 ply for toms ( not sure on bass drums). Sounds like you have six there on the drum you described. What triggered that thought...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
In that case those might even be Rocker shells. I'd double check that they are 6 plies thick.
6 years ago