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Fibes or ? Drum ID please
Original Fibes would be fiberglass or acrylic and also not in those "power" sizes. To my eye that chrome wrap looks like it's real metal rather than...
8 years agoSo, this 1966 Ludwig snare is on craigslist...
18 years newer than he thinks but well worth the $200.
8 years agoSingle Set-O-Matic Tom Arms
From longjohn...
8 years agoSuper Sensitive questions
The snare bed on all acoustic-perfect shells (Supra, SS, Acro) is the same regardless of the throw off. It's very shallow and wide so it's hard to se...
8 years agoLudwig American made hardware.
Up to 1985 pretty much everything (including the modular hardware) was made in Chicago. After the move to Monroe production of various parts began to...
8 years agoLudwig Black Panther Jazzette-What a beauty!
Very cool and very clean, somehow I missed that at the show. Technically not a Jazzette outfit. Looks like the bass drum is 14x18 (not 12 depth) with...
8 years agoGretsch Snare Identification
It's definitely a Gretsch drum. I wouldn't worry too much about the hex head on the tensioner. Likely the original got stripped and that was the most...
8 years agoEyelet/Grommet Tool
The expensive ones have the inner surfaces of the nuts machined to form the flair perfectly. I've put together several different versions from hardwar...
8 years agoIs this a Downbeat ?
From ludwig402...
8 years agoIs this a Downbeat ?
Just to be technical, there is no such thing as a "Downbeat" bass drum. The "Downbeat" outfit came with a 20" Super Classic model bass drum with a rai...
8 years ago$57 Camco Snare Drum
Cool! Awesome snag.
8 years agoNo numbers ones this ludwig
From marko52...
8 years agoLudwig marching drum
From mlayton...
8 years agoLudwig marching drum
No serial on the Keystone badge would be from approx. late 1960 to mid-late 1963. Prior to that the Ludwig badges were the silver/blue and from the la...
8 years agoNo numbers ones this ludwig
Does it have dented in snare beds? What is the shape of the bearing edge flange inside the drum? Can you see a seam running from the bottom to the top...
8 years ago