the p85 would be correct for that. ive got one of those drums as well. i actually have the exact p85 that came off of my s/l drum if you'd like to work some kinda swap. the p83's are worth more though.

mike

I don't claim to be an expert on 80s Ludwig, but I would think the P-85 would be the correct one as they came out with them in the early 70s (very late 1969?).

I've got a Ludwig snare drum on eBay right now (item #320785023522), sounds like a very similar drum. It had a P-85.

Bill

I had had a 5"×14" S/L snare whose strainer was P-85.

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Thanks for the info guys. Also, thanks for the offer to do a swap. I do have a P-85 I can put on the drum and I'll keep the P-83 as a spare. Thanks again.

Hate to wake a sleeping thread up, but, what is the value if any of the S/L snare? That is the snare that came with my antique store find. I was thinking of tearing it apart but maybe I will change the wrap and keep it. Thanks!

the s/l drums are awesome in my opinion. most of them are 4 ply and sound fantastic. ive got two that have both been wrapped to match kits. one is the 5" depth and the other a 6.5. these drums are real sleepers...

mike

Wow I love those both! That first one looks like a wrap Steven Maxwell talked about and had another run made for some of his drums.

Yeah I just tapped on it a few times and it sounded half decent even with old heads and no tuning. If I can find some blue oyster pearl I will wrap it to my match the clubbies. Thanks for the reply.

The S/L snare drum came in only one model that I know of, COW with P-85's and bowtie lugs... sometimes. I've also seen them with Standard lugs. In fact, one of the late 70's or early 80's catalogs shows a couple of S/L kit configurations, one with Classic lugs, the other with Standard's, the pictures being right next to each other.

I have one S/L snare with a clear 'stained' interior, the others all have granitone. All are COW.

They really aren't bad snares. Just don't expect them to be Jazz Festival's, or a correctly tuned Pioneer for that matter.

Mike is right! I've had two of these come through here and I was genuinely surprised at how good they sounded. They may have been cheap drums when they made them, but they don't sound cheap at all. Excellent snare.

John