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1970's Ludwigs, Red Cortex
They could be 1979 and have a pointy B/O badge. I have a Supra from 1979 with a pointy B/O badge. I think they discontinued the pointy badge sometime...
15 years agoJazz Kits - Which One Is Magic For You...
I think all we need is your permission to include it. Thanks!
15 years agoTao on Drum Tuning
COOOOOOOOOL! "Davoli" drums???? Never heard of them in my life! I LOVE this forum!!! That's some cool information, David! Thanks for sharing!
15 years agoBass Drum Sizes?
Sure, you'll be fine with those sizes. Keep in mind, the feet and the hands do not make contact with the drums in the same way, so there is no way to...
15 years agoTao on Drum Tuning
Oh, cool! I don't think there is any "definitive" drum tuning method, since there are so many different types of mechanisms used to tension a drumhe...
15 years agoGretsch Defenders... help!
They look cool. They will be problematic in terms of tuning due to the tacked bottom heads. Calfskin heads are temperamental along with the weather...
15 years agoSupraphonic from 1964?
Maybe you could have it bead-blasted to get that paint off and then go with a "buff" finish -like some Acrolites have. Re-chroming might be tricky -as...
15 years agoSaying hello and can you identify these drums?
-all kinds of lessons available. google "drum instruction" in your area and you're bound to find someone. In the meantime, there are probably tons of...
15 years agoSaying hello and can you identify these drums?
They are British-made Premier drums from (looks like) the 80's. The shells are "extended" sizes. I'm not that up on my Premier history, but, from the...
15 years agoLudwig B/O badge w/o serial number
That's what I suspect, too. If they had been "pre-production" badges, then they should only pertain to a very small, specific time period. But I have...
15 years agoJazz Kits - Which One Is Magic For You...
From wflkurt...
15 years agoJazz Kits - Which One Is Magic For You...
^^^A thing of beauty! Can we add a picture of your kit to the Vintage Drum Guide's special Jazzette section? Welcome to the forum!
15 years agoLudwig B/O badge w/o serial number
yeah, I think those SS badges were black and white pointy style parallelograms. But, as far as the B/O badges without numbers being product developme...
15 years agoLudwig B/O badge w/o serial number
Ya got me! I really had never heard that. It makes sense. I think, by law, they were required to put some kind of serial number on any products that w...
15 years agoLudwig B/O badge w/o serial number
My understanding is that they are indicative of drums made in 1970.
15 years ago