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Information Needed On Old Gretsch Kit Please
Yowsa! That will be a hell of a score if it comes through! Pray that the seller has no idea what it is! Good luck and please let us know how it turns...
12 years agogarage find while on tour!
Maybe some of you guys that were drumming in the 60's can answer this.. Obviously things are rare when not many are around and of coarse tastes chang...
12 years agogarage find while on tour!
It's definately not a myth. I have seen more than few examples. I will say this though, those mod finishes would most likely be found under B/O badge...
12 years agoThey're on the way!!
Sounds like a great set! After all the perfection are you sure you want to install curved spurs? The ones they use on the new clubdates look a lot lik...
12 years agoLudwig Custom Shop?
I would bet that the set was altered at Steve Maxwells place. If not some other drum shop did it because Ludwig has no custom shop. The rail is the ne...
12 years agoOpinions on lug size for new Ludwig Maple Classic kit!
Ludwig will not put curved spurs on a 20" bass drum. I would check into seeing if you can get the legs they use on ther new club date SE drums. Those...
13 years agoLudwig Paper Labels from 1971/72 Time Frame - Date Codes?
Great stuff here as I have wanted to know details of this stuff. Do you know when the last ink date stamps were? I have a mod orange clubdate stamped...
13 years agoLudwig Power Factory Set Chrome Over Wood?
Pointy badges lasted until maybe 1977 or possibly 1978. Everything on that set points to late 70's as far as I can tell. I think the six ply shell cam...
13 years agoThe oldest drum set
Here is the 1941 marble WFL set. The whole set has silver badges.
13 years agoDouble strainer wmp snare lyre badge
It looks totally original to me and RARE. You don't see many 8x14 twin drums out there. I have been collecting those drums for almost 20 years now. Th...
13 years agoThey're GRRRRETSCH!
I wonder if you can use that wrap to use in a replacement hoop for the one that was missing. Was the set really missing bottom hoops, the front bass d...
13 years agoThey're GRRRRETSCH!
I don't scan cl as often as I should but try to look when I can. I really wouldn't feel to guilty as she could have just done a minimal amount of rese...
13 years agoThey're GRRRRETSCH!
Nice job getting those! I was in line after you to go get them. As soon as I saw the ad I sent an email. I was just too late. Nice score! I thought th...
13 years agoLudwig '66 13/16/20 vs. 12/14/20
I think the 70's kit is pretty rare. You really don't see many 20,12,14 70's sets and wmp is a classy color.
13 years agoLudwig Hollywoods
Those look outstanding! That is a lot of green and a lot of $green$ Definitely hang on to those!
13 years ago