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Blaemire kit on eBay - $20K - Really?!!
I'm just curious.... If this was the only set with two holes then why is there a pic of the guys that restored it sitting behind the set in a room FU...
10 years agoQuestion about Hollywood Bass Drum 1966
Those are extra holes. Ludwig never made any kind of internal muffler for the bass drum. Looks good otherwise....
10 years agokindly help price Ludwig Classic drumset 1975
That's a beautiful set! Having the rail is awesome in my book as many of those sets back then had double tom mounts. I would like to say $1400-1500 wo...
10 years ago1967 Ludwig Mod Orange 22-13-16 w/ Cases
I know this is an older thread but that's a beautiful set! This coming from a mod orange junkie myself. Because of the set up with no cymbal mount off...
10 years agoLudwig Oyster Black kit (rewrapped)
This a very nice looking set. I'm not sure on the exact timeframe that the arc spurs were introduced but I have never seen a set dated earlier than mi...
10 years agoIs it is or is it ain't?
Here is what a true jazzette looks like. The bass drum is pretty shallow looking. Here is the bass drum next to a 1968 14x22. Hope this helps.
10 years agoIs it is or is it ain't?
From orangemi...
10 years agoWFL Royal Maple Outfit
I have owned lots of zephyr lug drums and never had any strip. Just have to careful threading the tension rod but it's not hard. Those old WFL drums a...
10 years agoWhat wood Dyna-sonic?
All of this info on plies makes my head spin! It's easier to stick with a Ludwig and not know what the hell they used because they would prob grab the...
10 years agoCarmine Appice and Big Ludwigs
I love Ozzy's quote... Carmine left for health reasons... He made me sick!
10 years ago1948 WFl Catalog
I will bet that snare is a '48 or '49. The butt plate is a version used in the late 40's before it was changed over to the common one seen in the 50's...
10 years agoLudwig Nightmare
As people have mentioned the rivits period was probably Ludwigs low point. Don't know why they thought that needed to happen. I thought it was because...
10 years ago2 Vintage Ludwig Questions
Jon, I personally think the drums were dated when they were asembled or at least dated at the final stage of putting the heads on. I have a 22,13,16 "...
10 years agonice $300 luddie project CT. CL
I used to have a blue sparkle piccolo from Jan 15 of 1960 that would have matched those nicely!
10 years ago2 Vintage Ludwig Questions
Bermuda is correct that they were cranking out drums at a breakneck speed. I have seen many sets that were dated the same day but I usually have not s...
10 years ago