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Help finding info on drum company
Some stuff about the Lyons company from Bill Ludwig's autobiography.... https://books.google.com/books?id=EGPe-1PnezAC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=lyons+band...
8 years agoLudwig drum throne
Looks to be a Ludwig Porto-seat. The throne Ringo never used (sorry...these are often sold as a "Ringo Throne")
8 years agoHelp finding info on drum company
If I remember right there was a big music store in Chicago on Wabash (not far from Franks drum Shop) called Lyon & Healy. Possibly something from them...
8 years agoSlingerland Gene Krupa question
Looking at the 73 catalog it says "Gene Krupa Sound King" and in the 76 catalog what appears to be the same illustration is simply the "Sound King"....
8 years agoLeedys in Dallas
Those look mighty cool...$2K worth of cool? probably not. And you'd likely be starting out on a frustrating multi-year long search for a matching floo...
8 years agoWhat Ludwigs are these
From tris66...
8 years agoJohn Densmore's Mod Orange
From wflkurt...
8 years agoWhat Ludwigs are these
$400 would have been a reasonable deal, $100 is a steal. Congrats.
8 years agoWhat Ludwigs are these
Yeah the kit in the back looks to be Ludwig Standards with classic lugs so, if not in trashed condition, they'd be well worth the $400 by themselves....
8 years agoDownbeat Black Galaxy
Just Wow! That's a holy grail set for me but I know (or at least assume) I can't afford it right now.
8 years agoNeed help identifying this ludwig set!
You add pictures by clicking on the "manage attachments" link below the text box when writing a message. Images have to be smaller than 1000 pixels on...
8 years agoVintage Hi-Hat Stands: Gretsch vs Slingerland vs Ludwig
Of the three the Ludwig is the best and, IMO, would be worth seeking out. Even better would be to find a Ludwig 1124 model which was the Atlas version...
8 years agoLudwig snare
Here's the entry from the 1935 catalog
8 years agoLudwig snare
To me, from what I can make from my phone, that looks like one of Ludwig's juvenile drums. These were intended for youngsters, not really a "toy" but...
8 years agoFibes snare, wood grain wrap?
A friend of mine rewrapped a set (Premiers that had faded from WMP to a sickly yellow color) back in the day using woodgrain peel and stick contact pa...
8 years ago