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Ludwig Standard Nesting Kit
I really like concert toms, but the worst thing one can do is "Nest" them. I have many examples of these drums w/ chewed up interiors. (of course th...
11 years agoLeedy broadway snare question
Tell us what you have, & upload some photos. Did your snare come w/ thin coiled wires, gut, or heavy cable, (10 or 12 strands) ? Snares are somethin...
11 years agoLudwig Arch
This is a great idea, but I can't seem to find a price. ..anybody know ? Will it work on any brand set ?
11 years agoHelp identifying, did I get taken?
Many older bass drums, regardless of brand, had occasional odd sizes. It was not that critical to be accurate in the days of calf heads. I have bas...
11 years ago64 Ludwig OBP
I have a feeling that anyone who buys the preposterously overpriced "Ringo" drums, at this late date, is going to shortly be sitting on some white e...
11 years agoVintage snare Drum Restoration
I have one of these drums. They were inexpensive, crudely made street drums that usually came w/ a bracket for a strap, & a wire attachment to brac...
11 years agoVintage snare Drum Restoration
This looks like a Lyon & Healy from the turn of the Century.
11 years agoHuge Ludwig collection FS - help neeeded
Tama, Chrome/Wood, Ludwig Rockers,(I don't see anything special here). Cymbals don't command much $$ unless they're something special. It would be a...
11 years agoSerial Numbers on hoops?
Is this an ink stamp or stamped into the metal ? Only hoops I've ever seen w/ a number was on Yamaha cast hoops. (Upload some in focus pictures of...
11 years ago1965 Ludwig Supraphonic with wood veneer
Are any of these hoops Brass ? A simple magnet test could provide you w/ a good selling point.
11 years ago1965 Ludwig Supraphonic with wood veneer
Definitely an attempt to cover up a peeling chrome finish. Some Supraphonics can get very ugly as they age. (It's best to live w/ aged look, & leave...
11 years agoDuraline heads
Drummers tried them, at the time they were a new head... and then never bought them again. I wouldn't get too nostalgic about this head being "the ch...
11 years agoDuraline heads
I have 2 NOS of these heads, & have gotten other vintage drums set up w/ these . When tuned & tensioned properly they give your snare the sound of...
11 years agoUnknown snare
Sonor also made drums w/ "Imperial" lugs. (pic from Henk, at the Sonor Museum)
11 years agoIs this cymbal keyholed?
That could easily be fixed w/ a grommet.
11 years ago