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Any Boston Fans?
Never mind what I wrote. I saw an article that says the family is auctioning his things off for charity and it's being held at the Hard Rock.
5 years agoAny Boston Fans?
Very cool! Judging by where the badges are places it looks like it is most likely a set from 1975. The seams are lifting, which is common but the silv...
5 years agoThis is very funny. I hope that the drummer was OK
I thought the same thing. Nobody seemed to be in much of a rush to help the poor guy. That thing was probably pretty heavy.
5 years agoVintage Ludwig 3-ply, 12x18 Bop!
I had a 70's silver sparkle set with granitone interiors until this past year. I loved the set but just wasn't playing jazz around here as it has prac...
5 years agoLuddy guys: what is this????
Honestly if this were me, I would probably rewrap the drum and put a P-85 on there. I don't think I would care for that strainer and snare set too muc...
6 years agoSlingerland, can you id this snare
I am certainly not a Slingerland expert but I thought in the 60's the shells were stamped with either a P or and M with the P meaning pearl wrap and t...
6 years agoThis is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
From Sweets...
6 years agoWrap Fading 1964 Ludwig
Wow that looks pretty damn good I'd say. Yellowing of oyster black has never bothered me too much unless it looks dull. I have seen some sets where th...
6 years agoIdentify Black Beauty
I think 2015 may have been the first year they stopped numbering badges. All I know is that I bought a brand new classic maple in 2012 and ll the B/O...
6 years agoLudwig Black Oyster Pearl Downbeat
I think you scored one heck of a set. It pretty much matches Ringo's first downbeat set in that it has the correct badge placement(centered on the flo...
6 years ago1966 Ludwig Jazz Festival Snare - questions
You're going to find that the wrap goes into the shell and that this is indeed WMP. Nobody has been able to re-create that pattern like that and Ludwi...
6 years agoTimeline for Ludwig Baseball Bat Muffler on toms
It seems that baseball bat mufflers first appeared sometime in later 1960 or sometime in early 1961. Prior to that Ludwig was using a small knob as th...
6 years agoVintage Ludwig Kit 3 ply? Help?
From vyacheslav...
6 years agoVintage Ludwig Kit 3 ply? Help?
So re-reading the original post the numbers I see 888XXX would indicate early 1971. Would the other tom number be an 8 instead of a 6? that would make...
6 years agoVintage Ludwig Kit 3 ply? Help?
First of all great score! This set looks like it's totally factory original with original heads and all. This topic has been discussed before but Ludw...
6 years ago