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Can anyone identify these drums?
Yes, I would go with that as a guess. Thanks to all! IF anyone should happen to stumble across some solid information, I would appreciate it if they w...
18 years agoCan anyone identify these drums?
The drummer is Ray McKinley. The bass drum in the background COULD be a Slingerland (?)
18 years agoCan anyone identify these drums?
I would say the 40's. This photo appeared in MD magazine and not even drum historian, Harry Cangany, could make a positive ID. He said he thought they...
19 years agoCan anyone identify these drums?
[img]http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drum/dpa4/RayMcKinley1.jpg[/img]
19 years agoHello. I can answer questions about Arbiter Drums
Here is cool website! Enjoy! http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/autotune/
19 years agoRestoring Finish on a 1960's Ludwig Kit?
Sarif One, Sounds like the damage is mostly superficial so I wouldn't worry too much about the finish aspects. I have several old sparkle Ludwig drum...
19 years agoLudwig Rail Consolette and Cymbal Holder Layout???
On my 14 X 22, the center of the railmount is 5" away from the batter-side bearing edge and positioned exactly between the top-left lug. On my 12 X 1...
19 years agoUnknown drumset
Difficult to estimate a value -outside of the cost of the parts. Since a lot of what collecting is, has to do with the name and history attached to th...
19 years agoCan you identify this drum?
It's not a Ludwig. It's an Asian import (probably Japanese) copy of what looks like a Gretsch snare drum. One of the biggest telltale signs is the woo...
19 years ago1970s ludwig Maple tom???
Hmmmmm....okay, you're correct, I guess. Doesn't this chart seem a bit odd? http://www.ludwigdrummer.com/Date%20Guide/Date%20GuidePage4.html
19 years ago1970s ludwig Maple tom???
Blue & Olive Badges 1969 765xxx - 834xxx 1970 out of sequence,unnunmered 1971 835xxx - 895xxx 1972 896xxx - 916xxx 1976 917xxx - 1290xxx 1978...
19 years ago1970s ludwig Maple tom???
7-digit serial numbers were started in 1976.
19 years ago1970s ludwig Maple tom???
What you have is a "3-ply" Ludwig shell. It is a VERY thin ply of maple and a THICK ply of poplar in the center and then another thin maple ply. It's...
19 years agoUNKNOWN SNARE and other drums
Wow! Interesting "C" drum! For some reason, that drum is screaming "NON-AMERICAN" made. I wanted to guess that it was an Asian drum of some sort, but...
19 years agoJapanese drums.
Well, I have heard that there were two main factories that built drums in Japan back in those days. One of them was the Hoshino Company and I forget t...
19 years ago