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This is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
My 74-80 Silver Sparkle Ludwig's.
9 years agoSlingerland
Mine are definitely Avante in larger sizes. Two Tom mounts on the bass drum. One single setomatic and one double setomatic tom holder came with them....
9 years agoSlingerland
Looks like a Avante set. Are you sure what you think is a 16" is not a 15" tom. It goes in the other bass drum tom mount on a single setomatic tom hol...
9 years agodrum sticks/I never have broke any
I haven't really broken sticks. Some have split on me at the grain. Kind of came apart. I whittle mine away on the hi hats. I hit the hi hat with the...
9 years agoPiccolo made from leftovers.
That's a beautiful drum ! Very nice.
9 years agoOh..oh..oh..picking up a really old set of Ludwigs tomorrow morning...?
Wow ! You really hit the jackpot finding those. I was thinking what I might do in your situation. Of course keep your eyes open for a period correct f...
9 years agoAnyone know who made these FT legs?
I just took a look at my straight cymbal legs on my 64 Slingerland floor tom and they are smooth. No grooves anywhere. But my 72 Slingerland floor tom...
9 years agoLudwig Rocker II re wrap
Those look really nice. I am thinking of rewrapping my big R silver mist drums in the JS Red Sparkle. The floor tom has a long crack in the wrap and t...
9 years agoBuddy Rich Very Interesting video !!!
When Buddy Rich brought his band to our high school for a concert in 1975 our high school band director and I hung out back stage with Buddy and his M...
9 years agoCannon 6 1/2"x14" Maple
Throw side.
9 years agoCannon 6 1/2"x14" Maple
I got this Cannon 6 1/2"x14 ten lug maple drum in a purchase of another set and I can't find another one like it anywhere on the net. I just finished...
9 years agoUnidentified vintage Pearl
I have a bass drum tom mount exactly like that, and it came off my 1967 or 68 Whitehall set.
9 years agoLoading in/out
I can get a four piece set, 14"x22" 8" or 9" tom, 16"x16" and snare. Smaller even easier. Plus, my cymbal bag , rug, and small trap case on one dolly...
9 years agoL-arm rod with 5/8 downtube for Luddy Standard?
If you have a tom stand that uses ball mount L arms Gilbralter makes a 9mm ball arm. They are cheap too. I just bought a couple for my ball arm stands...
9 years agoWeird Ludwigs
The closest tom in the first pic has a die cast rim on it. Odd. I also think the stands were painted gold or something. I think they were originally c...
9 years ago