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Stack O Strata. Standard snare in each of the six Strata wraps
All 5" depth. These are essentially Jazz Festivals with different badges, wrap, and lugs (everything else is the same between the two models). They m...
9 years agoSlingerland Tom Mount Question
Here it is from the '67 catalog.
9 years agoStack O Strata. Standard snare in each of the six Strata wraps
Finally achieved a longstanding goal of getting one Ludwig Standard snare in each of the available Strata wraps. Ruby and Blue were easy enough to fin...
9 years agoDrum shops LA/NY/Montreal
Are you bypassing Chicago? Another Maxwell's store there plus Chicago Drum Exchange , Drugan's Drums, and Vic's Drum Shop (although I don't think Vic...
9 years agoPlease take a look at this ludwig
What looks like small lugs (which are Ludwig's standard sized lugs today) on the "floor" tom would indicate that it started life as a concert tom. The...
9 years agoLudwig Mod Orange Bass Drum Offer?
From RIMS n SKINS...
9 years agoLudwig Standard vs. Classic
Same shells, edges, & hoops, built in the same factory on the same machines by the same people. Different lugs and different wraps and somewhat lighte...
9 years agoLudwig Standard Drums
I would say that's most likely Gold Strata as well. These wraps vary widely but generally Bronze strata is a two color wrap (orange and black) and Gol...
9 years agoLudwig Standards in the Live Room
Two things I really like...Ludwig Standards and Sheryl Crow.
9 years agoNeed some help figuring out which bass drum I have...
From idrum4fun...
9 years agoNeed some help figuring out which bass drum I have...
A "P" stamped on the inside is a good indication of being a Slingerland shell as they stamped the insides with a "P" if the shell was intended to be w...
9 years agoRail Mount or No Rail Mount?
I'd probably leave the rail in place, minus the upright arm. Either way though, four chrome plated carriage head bolts don't look bad and only other d...
9 years agoWhat is the ludwig snare drum ?
There was an article in an issue of NSMD where Bun mentioned he used a vintage 4x14 Ludwig around that time. This might be it although there's a prett...
9 years agoWhat's your favorite Vistalite color?
Green...too bad they are so hard to find. Amber would be my second choice.
9 years agoLudwig 1968 9x13 Club Date Tom: where did it come from?
It came from here...the 1971 (or earlier ) catalog. The sets shown in the catalogs were just the tip of the iceberg on what you could order if you wer...
9 years ago