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Removing Dents from COB Snare Drum Shell
That's a rough one - the worst that I've ever seen. If it were mine, I'd try "thinshell's" suggestion of finding a good auto body shop. That dent is...
3 years agoRemoving Dents from COB Snare Drum Shell
A related item: I had a COB snare drum hoop that was bent from the drum being dropped. I traced the curvature of the hoop on a block of wood and used...
3 years agoRingo's cymbals in new Get Back documentary
Here is another cymbal we can obsess over....Look closely at the attached pic and note the splash cymbal between his ride and the floor tom. Maybe it...
3 years agoAnyone need Ludwig SS wires? - need repair
No, sorry...another VDF member got them. Regards, MB
3 years ago1968 WMP Ludwig "Hollywood" with snare
Thanks LarryZ, send me your email address or your text number - PM if you like - and I can send you about a dozen pics. Regards, MB
3 years ago1968 WMP Ludwig "Hollywood" with snare
Toms and Bass drum "born together" Dec 10, 1968. Collector-grade condition. 22/12/13/16. I added a Jazzfest because the WMP color (fade/yellowing) i...
3 years agoQuestions on Ludwig snare wires
Thanks for all that, thin shell! We appreciate the time and effort that you put into your responses. Regards, MB ---------------------
3 years agoQuestions on Ludwig snare wires
Hi guys, Cleaning out a box of drum stuff in the garage today, I found the following Ludwig snare wires (see photo): 18 strand with metal end pieces...
3 years agoMore boom on a 20" bass drum?
Hi guys, Interesting ad on Reverb this morning. A nice looking 1967 Ludwig kit in burgundy sparkle. 12/16/20 with the bass drum "special ordered" at...
3 years agoAnyone need Ludwig SS wires? - need repair
Thanks Mark, There WAS someone looking for SS wires on this forum not long ago, but he wanted the simpler non-individually-adjustable snare wires...
3 years agoAnyone need Ludwig SS wires? - need repair
Say guys, Cleaning out the garage today, I found Ludwig Super Sensitive wires - the early style from a 1965 drum. 10 strand: 1 wire is missing and 4...
3 years agoDownbeat
In this morning's Reverb feed: a real Downbeat kit! #66 in Full Acoustic Kits 1966 Ludwig Downbeat Drum Set. One Owner In WMP! Used – Very Good...
3 years agoSpeed King bearings
To further beat the dead horse, attached is a page from a Ludwig catalog that another VDF member posted. I previously never saw the remedy posed in t...
3 years agoSpeed King bearings
Ha! Leedybdp is gonna love this one! :-) That "knuckle scratch" on the batter head is caused by using a 1970s (or later) SK on an earlier bass dr...
3 years agoSpeed King bearings
Yeah, Gerard...I agree with OddBall. Your SK is definitely in need of an overhaul. I'm betting the spring channels (within the "goal posts") are com...
3 years ago