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WFL Twin Spring Speed King pedal
That is probably a late 30's pedal. WFL started making drums in 1937 and production on this pedal was halted when the war started(as was mentioned pre...
7 years ago[B]1939 WFL 7 x 14 WMP TWIN SENSITIVE HOLLYWOOD SWING MODEL (Cat. No. 421)[/B]
I remember that red one you have mike and it's a beautiful example. My example is funny... It probably might have been blue back in the day but it loo...
7 years ago'69 Mod orange kit in Nashville
Pretty cool. I'm not sure if I have ever seen any other 18" mod orange floor toms from the 60's. That's a rare one!
7 years ago[B]1939 WFL 7 x 14 WMP TWIN SENSITIVE HOLLYWOOD SWING MODEL (Cat. No. 421)[/B]
Beautiful drum as always Mike. I certainly have a soft spot for those drums too. I found my Lyre badge WFL in 1993 and it is the drum that got me into...
7 years agoMarcus Gilmore on Gretsch RB @ Blue Note Hawaii 2/18
Wow this is great! Thanks for posting!
7 years ago1968 Ludwig Downbeat
I'm curious about the floor tom as well. Is it stamped 1968? I've never seen a floor tom made that late with a badge in the center location. Just curi...
7 years agoExtra Holes and Loss of Value
Well I will chime in and say that finding a 14x14 in champagne from the 70's will be no easy task. I'm willing to bet that if those holes were plugged...
7 years agoWhere is the catch? Ludwig Psychadelic Red
Those certainly look to be original color wise. Kevin is right about the color changing as well. I have seen psych red sets that used the later versio...
7 years agoNeed ID Help With Ludwig Drums
How many pieces came with the drum set? Do you have any pics of the whole thing together? The snare is definitely a supraphonic from either late 1967...
7 years agowhen is a piccolo not a piccolo?
I am slowly starting to forget some of my older knowledge but I think the downbeat snare may have come out around 1959 or so. The jazz combo is the 3x...
7 years agoLudwig Classic Maple 70's Snare ID/insights
This is probably a rock concert snare from around 1980. It's probably a great sounding hard rock backbeat snare as it should have lots of power and vo...
7 years agoLudwig Bass Drum Question
Not only did they change the location of the bass drum badge, they left it there! It may be an option now to put it towards the front of the bass drum...
7 years agohi, question for my 60's ludwig vintage drumset..
Does the color match well? Sounds like a set pieced together from early to late 60's. WMP can be hard to match as far as yellowing of the finish goes.
7 years agoRe-wrap or real? Ludwig experts please weigh in
It certainly looks real to me. It's getting harder to tell these days. The badge looks a tad low to me but that might be where Ludwig put it that day....
7 years ago60's WMP Ludwig Superclassic restoration
Nice job so far! You really are putting in the time on this one!
7 years ago