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Fibes Snare Quesion(s)
I have a chrome one and the interior is painted black. I also have a clear one. My chrome one is missing the butt and throw (has a P-85) but my clear...
9 years ago60s Luddy Bop Kit
10x12 is not a 60's size...(8x12 was the standard up until the late 70's "power tom" era) but in the picture it looks to me like an 8x12, although it'...
9 years ago60s Luddy Bop Kit
Definitely rewrapped as Ludwig didn't use that type of WMP. I'd agree that the bass looks like a converted floor tom (16" deep) and possibly a six ply...
9 years agoLudwig 18/12/14
Very cool Mike! I'd say that's a keeper for sure (but then they all are ).
9 years agoSlingerland 60's blue silver duco floor tom
Pork Pie is offering blue/silver duco sets with center lugs. I'd think you could probably order a single floor tom. Maybe the answer is to get a new d...
9 years agoSlingerland 60's blue silver duco floor tom
You might expand your search to include marching drums. A 12x15 marching snare or tenor drum can make a nice floor tom if you add some legs and I've s...
9 years agoA little help from Ludwig Standard Owners
I'm not sure if it was still the case in the Standard era (1968-1973) but there is video (available on youtube) taken in the Ludwig factory around 196...
9 years agoOh..oh..oh..picking up a really old set of Ludwigs tomorrow morning...?
From mlayton...
9 years agoNew Slingerland find
Not that it really applies to this kit anyway but Slingerland did market sets under the Radio King name...but only the snare drums had the one ply she...
9 years agoL-arm rod with 5/8 downtube for Luddy Standard?
5/8ths chrome tubing cut from the top of an old mic stand. Tube cap on the top with a clamp on ball-arm tom mount attached (9.5mm L rod on the ball)....
9 years agoSlingerland cloud badge and wrap identification
That's blue sparkle. Slingerland used several different shades of blue over the years ranging from an almost aqua type to a very dark, almost purple s...
9 years ago1950's WFL shell construction?
Generally a WFL shell will be mahogany/poplar/mahogany with rings. Wrapped drums had the wrap applied while they were still flat so the wrap is in the...
9 years agoCutoff B/O Badge
They had to clip the new B/O badges so they'd fit on supra shells that had already been punched for the keystone badge. The company that made the shel...
9 years agoThoughts on this Gretsch kit or did I do a dumb thing or not?
The square badge appeared in the late 70's, then they went back to the stop sign for a bit, then reintroduced the square badge. Everything (you can se...
9 years agoGretsch guys should get on this !
If those were local to me I'd definitely be trying to get them.
9 years ago