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Calling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
KO I agree COMPLETELY ...you summed it up...clueless or is he still not coming 100% clean... I will sleep on it and decide tomorrow whether to get a...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
yeeeup so after scouring Ebay it is pretty much a fact that these shells are 82 83 Classic series seeing several sets w the 16" deep 22" bass drum...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
Ludwig Dude...I scored a 71' 4 piece WMP in good cond for 140 two weeks ago at a 'cleanout' ...last year a 5 piece 72' Vistalite red kit w a 24" bass...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
quick fact check as some late posters seem to have missed a few points.. kid gets drums in 1970... black laquer not Panther... years go buy... in 2...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
The guy who got him the repro badges ..(who paid him 100 for the orig bent badges, and who no doubt ended up swapping the orig shells ) worked for LUd...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
"almost" as now my goal is to find this shmuk that jacked this guy... he said in 2012 he pulled the hardware and badges (guy bought the orig badges fo...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
very observant of you on the lug thing... ... this guy had the kit 'restored' by a guy in 2012.... my gut tells me they swapped shells on him .... tha...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
whoa the plot thickens...could that explain the 12" deep rack and the 15" deep bass drum with plugged rear cleat holes?? Hmmm how many ply should I...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
Time Machine .... Legend has it there is a "Portal" out in the Mountains of Escondido where these came from (Road to Escondido..Clapton/Cale) where...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
KO he just replied that they ARE repro badges... i paid him 350 for the 3 drums... now I have to debate whether to return them or just keep them for...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
Zach I think you are right.,... looking at my WMP the grommets are a bit smaller
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
yes, they were repainted so the 'Panther' finish was also a mistake...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
rounded badges ...no Serial Numbers on badges...
6 years agoCalling all 70's Ludwig Shell Experts
Ok, so working on my 3rd kit here, first was a 5 piece 72' Vistalite, second (current) is an early 70's WMP which I need a 16" FT if anyone has one, a...
6 years ago