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Is my Supraphonic Alu or Brass?
To really tell via the "scratch test" requires that you take a rat tail file to one of the holes for a lug and ream it out a bit. If the resulting sha...
7 years agoLudwig Red Sparkle color all the same???
There may be slight variations between different batches of any wrap but the red sparkle has always been pretty consistent. There's a red sparkle Rock...
7 years agoPicked up some Ludwig Drums for $100...what do I have?
I've heard of folks using gel type super glue for seam repair. I've had better luck with contact cement (3M 30NF) provided there is enough of an openi...
7 years agoIs my Supraphonic Alu or Brass?
From OddBall...
7 years agoPicked up some Ludwig Drums for $100...what do I have?
From ardrummer...
7 years agoIs my Supraphonic Alu or Brass?
I was speaking of chrome plating in general not a particular method that Ludwig used. ALL decorative chrome plating (the technical name for which is a...
7 years agoPicked up some Ludwig Drums for $100...what do I have?
From ardrummer...
7 years agoIs my Supraphonic Alu or Brass?
Chrome is actually more like a clear coat over nickel plate that keeps it from tarnishing. It also lends a bluish cast to the nickel as opposed to tha...
7 years agoLudwig Standards 2
Here's what I use to mount a Standard tom for gigs. Ball arm with 9.5mm rod, in a standard single holder clamped to a 5/8ths tube which fits the brack...
7 years agoWhere is the catch? Ludwig Psychadelic Red
Really they can't (easily) be rewrapped as that wrap has never been available (since the mid 1970's) in a form that looked like the original. I would...
7 years agoLudwig Standards
From mlayton...
7 years agoLudwig Standards
Here's my Gold Strata set, 12/14/16/20
7 years agoLudwig Standards
Gold strata in Downbeat sizes, hard to top that. I'd grab that snare too if at all possible as it would make the kit more desirable down the road. Plu...
7 years agoLudwig Date Stamps
Rick G. can probably tell you for certain but I don't think it's really something that is set in stone. They probably picked up ink pads for the stamp...
7 years agoWhat's a '60's Ludwig 5.25+" Snare Qualify in terms of size ?...
From Hobbs...
7 years ago