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I picked this up today
Adding a separate rail was a pretty common way to add another mounted tom and have a five piece set back in the day. Unlikely that the factory did tha...
7 years agoHeckuva deal on Ludwig Standards ;)
well... the CL drums are avocado strata after all.
7 years agoCamco or Gretsch Floating Action pedal???
I'd go with Gretsch...but aren't they exactly the same with the exception of the main footboard casting? You can have either one within a minute or so...
7 years ago1950's WFL shell question
Ludwig didn't necessarily stick to a set in stone "recipe" on their drum production. Generally they did use mahogany/poplar/mahogany for wrapped drums...
7 years agoroger Powertone drums.
From MrRogers...
7 years agoI can' tell....
Never got a really good look but it appears that there are six lugs per head on the bass drum. Therefore I don't think that's Gretsch. With those Senn...
7 years agoWhen Did Ludwig Change the Way the Wrap Drums?
1969 should be good. I believe the change occurred sometime in 1968 at roughly the same time as they went to the clear maple interiors. If your drum...
7 years agoLudwig 75th anniversary (84) kit. Looking to sell
I doubt these would be worth a premium over a B/O badged set made the year before, or a Monroe badged kit made a year later. They are among the last o...
7 years agoAnother 'date my Supra' thread!
That particular badge pinpoints the year to 1984(ish) when Ludwig brought the keystone badge design back (albeit a larger version) most likely in conn...
7 years agoVintage Camco 5000 Bass Drum Pedal
From bbeyer...
7 years agoRack tom choke issue
another vote for the INDe bracket. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK-lwo0RYiY"]INDe BR2 Tom Drum Iso Mount Bracket Mini Review - YouTube[/ame]
7 years agoPadded Drum Bags
If I remember right both the Galaxy bags and the Tuxedo bags have the same goofy handle design as the DS so it wouldn't have mattered. I understand t...
7 years agoVintage Camco 5000 Bass Drum Pedal
If I remember correctly when Camco folded Tama bought the name but DW bought the tooling which is why DW's early pedals were almost identical to the C...
7 years agoPadded Drum Bags
Drum Seekers are definitely the best value in that type of bag with the faux lambswool lining. The only thing I don't like about them is the long flop...
7 years agoVintage Camco 5000 Bass Drum Pedal
I don't have a Camco version but do own 3-4 of the Gretsch Floating actions which Camco made for Gretsch and which are the same pedal with a different...
7 years ago