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Applies to metal shells. If you find a 60's keystone supra with crimped beds, it's a COB!

John

John, have to let you know that your statement is not true. Many people THINK that Ludwig never put a crimped bed on a Ludaloy shelled Supraphonic, but indeed they did. Have two in my possession, and they pit just like the rest em! Seeing the "crimped beds" was the resaon I "thought" I was getting a good deal, but when I received it, was disappointed to find out the flaking chrome in some spots, and a few pinhead pits...

Nice pre-serial Acrolite by the way! Is it a first generation?

yep. there are a few crimped bed,red felt muffler ludalloys out there. not sure why,but there are. just as a few pre serial acrolites have surfaced with crimped beds and ludalloy shell.

mike

Hmmm, did not know that! Must have been during the transition period between the COB Super's and the Ludalloy Supra's in 63'. This is why I love this place so much, I've been knocking around with drums for 48 years, sometimes you get to thinking that you've heard it all, but I learn something new at VDF just about every day! Thanks for the info. I'll be more careful about pulling the trigger right away if I spot a nice snare for sale with crimped beds. Normally, I'd assume it was a brass shell.

The photo is just something I grabbed on the web to illustrate a crimped bed for you, not my drum. But yes, it's a photo of an -early- acro shell.

John

You are correcct on the time frame John. Holding on to the two I have, thinking that some day my great grandchildren can sell one, and pay for a gallon of gasbaby crawl2

That's funny, but sadly, when the time comes. it may not be too far from true!

John

Hey guys, I thought all metal snare beds were installed by crimping in a machine.

Is there another method the manufacturers did to create snare beds in metal?

I know a drum maker here in LA who put some in one of the bronze shells with a hammer and a 2 by 4. He said it went slightly out of round.

Thanks SA