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Mysterious WFL
Those rims are totally original and that drum in my guess is prob around 1940 or so. I don't know why but there were lots of WFL snares that did not f...
12 years agoClub Date time capsule on my local CL
I agree that it may not be s steal but you sure don't see a lot of 1969 club dates out there. This one is in super condition as well.
12 years agoWFL Drums
They are probobly early to mid 50's. They started stamping dates in WFL drums around 1955-56 and it was done with red lettering. Sometimes the dates c...
12 years ago1950 WFL Buddy Rich Super Classic
Great looking set Tommy! I'm glad it's in such a great place.
12 years ago65 Ludwig Club Date
Those are champagne sparkle and the new wrap might not match as well. The old champagne sparkle tends to "brown" out over the years while the new stuf...
12 years agopsychred kit
Very nice set! Downbeat sets become more rare after about mid 1968 becasue everyone seemed to want bigger drums then. Since psych red AND mod orange b...
12 years agoLudwig snare identification and restoration
It looks to me like the strainer and butt plate are in a reversed position. The strainer on early 60's Ludwigs should be right next to the badge and y...
12 years ago1939-1941 WFL All-American Swing Model
Great looking drum! That shell SHOULD be brass as all those old Ludwigs/WFL's made before 1962 had brass shells. For the person asking, the lugs on th...
12 years ago~1970's Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl Jazzette~
Honestly I think ludwig would sell anything back then catalog item or not. It's not like it was hard to wrap a jazzette since the only extra wrapped d...
12 years ago~1970's Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl Jazzette~
Well I checked my serials and here is what I have: Bass drum 12x18: 11992958 8x12: 1192950 14x14: 1193690 All three drums have granitone interior....
12 years agoLudwig Champagne Sparkle Drums
Beautifil set! I love 1969 era Ludwigs. Is there a full date stamp in there? For some reason most if not all of the 1969 Ludwig sets I have come accro...
12 years agoLudwig hammered brass or bronze?
I know a guy that was a Ludwig endorser in the late 70's early 80's and BIII gave him a 6.5x14 in 1981 and told him that this was a brand new model. h...
12 years ago~1970's Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl Jazzette~
From Osahead2...
12 years ago~1970's Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl Jazzette~
I have a 1972-ish jazzette in silver sparkle and I think one of the serial numbers is pretty high. The set is not in front of me at the moment but I w...
12 years agoInformation Needed On Old Gretsch Kit Please
It's hard to say what's cold and what's not. The internet is available to a lot of people now and a small amount of research can get someone rolling....
12 years ago