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Do You Use Vintage Hardware for Gigs?
I give a hearty thumb's up to all the posts above. I'm a vintage 1960s Ludwig purist who plays rock and pop and some country in cover bands, so the l...
2 years agoVincent Leef, Vitalizer Drums ??? (Speed King pedals)
Say guys, does anyone know what has happened to Vincent Leef of Vitalizerdrums.com ? His website no longer exists and his voicemail box is full. I...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
I've never studied Slingerland drums, nor Ludwig Acrolites, but this thread reminded me of a story that Bill Ludwig III has told, in regards to the in...
2 years agoPly overlap in 70s Ludwig shells?
K.O., that's the best-written, most informative and "real" post I've ever read on VDF! Thanks for opening our eyes a bit wider and providing a base o...
2 years agoPly overlap in 70s Ludwig shells?
For what it's worth, Ludwig was the only drum company with unionized employees, and in 1971 a "radical chief steward was elected by the membership."...
2 years agoDamn google pop-up ads
Say guys, Starting today, when I open up VDF, I have google ads pop-up at the bottom of the screen. Regardless of whether I "X" out of them or ignor...
2 years agoLudwig Early 80’s
My two-cents' worth on Super-Sensitive snares. They normally sell for less than Supraphonics because of the real or perceived difficulty with a "fini...
2 years agoDanelli Snare
Very interesting back-story, thanks DrumBob. I saw Dino play at the ill-fated Rascals Reunion a few years ago, and it was obvious that Dino had lost...
2 years agoIs this a Ludwig Pioneer?
For what it's worth, the most likely scenario for the loss of the Ludwig badge is this: The first type of blue & olive badge had pointed corners on a...
2 years agoIs this a Ludwig Pioneer?
Yeah, no way it's a pre-serial number snare. The throw-off is late 1968 to early '70s, the muffler is 1968+, and a pre-serial number snare would have...
2 years agoIs this a Ludwig Pioneer?
The inside view photo, showing the tension lug nuts, seems to indicate a Jazzfest (8 lugs) versus a Pioneer (6 lugs). But as O-Lugs pointed out, it a...
2 years agoEstate planning
A timely reminder, for sure Gary. Two out-of-state friends of mine died in May, one suddenly, one not-so suddenly. They were firearms collectors...
2 years agoLudwig 1960's Ringo Starr high hat stand
According to Gary Astridge, Ringo's drum historian, Ringo used a 1121 hi-hat with his first Ludwig kit, a 1963 Downbeat....but his subsequent Downbeat...
2 years agoVintage Drum Market
Interesting topic, Dan....I think about the vintage drum market often, as I have a half-dozen COB and Aluminum Ludwig snares that are in excellent-plu...
2 years agoDrum Brand Preferences
I agree with what Mark D said...Rob Cook's "The Rogers Book" explains the enigma that Roger was. They had a small core group of dedicated expert drum...
2 years ago