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Ludwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
Ahh, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but some idiot tried to hammer snare beds into a perfectly good 1966 Supra. The COB and the very early COA...
3 years agoPlease help me identify a Ludwig 6.5x14 Black Beauty
ISBN 978-1-888408-24-9 copyright 2013 Rick E. Gier Published by Rebeats Publications www.rebeats.com phone 989-463-4757 [email]rob@rebeats.com[/email]...
3 years agoPlease help me identify a Ludwig 6.5x14 Black Beauty
According to Richard E. Gier's authoritative book "Serial Number Based Dating Guides for Vintage Ludwig Drums," that serial number is most likely of 1...
3 years agoReplacement gull-wing spurs for '68 Ludwig
Just a guess from looking at the package and your ruler....it appears to me that the long arm is extendable from 8 to 9 inches. And if you add in the...
3 years agoLudwig Porto seat question
My gigging kit is a 1966 Ludwig and I use a 1970s round-top black seat stool, but I agree with K.O. - it's not comfortable and it's similar constructi...
3 years agoLudwig Porto seat question
Well, that's certainly a '60s seat, but it does appear that the cast mount is a replacement. I had one of those '60s thrones for a long time - that I...
3 years agoLudwig Porto seat question
I dunno if this helps answer your question, but I've got two Ludwig round-seat stools that have that same part. Both are the black vinyl seats with t...
3 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
One more thought on SS snares. Several years ago, I decided to change out my snare side head (after about 20 years!) with an Ambassador or an Aquaria...
3 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
The expected muffler for a 1966 snare would be the 'baseball bat' with white felt....but the small 3/4" round muffler occasionally shows up in 1966 on...
3 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
One more item...in approx 1966, the strainer guards were secured to the bottom hoop by rivets - two on either side. See attached photo that I lifted f...
3 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Here are photos of an approx 1964 6.5" Super Sensitive, badge number 3858. It is COA with COB hoops. Red 'baseball bat' muffler. The pivoting actio...
3 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Here are photos of a first production (postwar) 5" Super Sensitive. Approx 1961. Shell and hoops are COB, early Imperial lugs, 3/4" round muffler, pr...
3 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Here are two photos - lifted from ebay, I think it was - that show a 1930s Super Sensitive. These photos show the throw-off in the snares "on" posit...
3 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Yes, as Kurt mentioned, the earliest (1961-1962) SS snares used some leftover parts from an earlier era. From studying the 10 or more collector-grade...
3 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Here is a photo from a Ludwig catalog that I have in my computer. It was probably posted by someone on this forum. This shows the 1969 + later SS mech...
3 years ago