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Ludwig, deal or no deal?
You'd need some pics of the insides of the shells to get a better idea of what they are. Pointy corner b/o badges? Earlier 70s. thin shells with re-ri...
14 years agoVintage Acrolite snare color?
I painted one orange gold once. Seriously. It was a HOK Boyd Coddington candy orange. Looked awesome
14 years agoVintage Acrolite snare color?
it's your drum, and they're everywhere. paint it. just spend the time to do it right.
14 years agoAnyone Seen The Rack Tom For This Kit?
i have a floor tom that matches....
14 years agowhen did Ludwig stop using internal tone controls?
I see...I just didn't see any on later 70s drums. And mine were natural maple finish, so no riveted seams.
14 years agowhen did Ludwig stop using internal tone controls?
Trying to nail down the year of my kit. Big Beats, b/o badge is on the batter side of the bass drum. Large lugs on 12" tom. Should be somewhere around...
14 years agoOkay... These MIJ kits are STALKING ME! Again!
I could use some parts off the mejestics if you go that route.
14 years agoWTT 12 Ludwig Mach lugs for 12 small Classic lugs
I have twelve Mach lugs. I need twelve small classic lugs. Haven't cleaned them up, but I don't see any pitting or flaking. I need player condition cl...
14 years agomy olympic snare...before and after
thanks guys! it really does sound good, actually better than i was thinking. and it's look and sounds awesome with my kit.
14 years agomy olympic snare...before and after
here's that snare i got with the mij drums. sounds great to me! packed some cotton into the lugs, cleaned it, and used a vintage A for the batter and...
14 years agoSo I got these today. What do I need to know? (mij and premier stuff)
That mount looks like what would have been on there to begin with. The wrap is faded a bit where something would have been, and there are 4 small hole...
14 years agoSo I got these today. What do I need to know? (mij and premier stuff)
Good plan on the lacquer for the interiors. Like I said I have all the lugs for the Lidos, and the two from the Majestic. The only things I do need...
14 years agoSo I got these today. What do I need to know? (mij and premier stuff)
Thanks! My plan is to get the Lido's back in working order. I have just about everything for it, minus the rail. Odd to be missing it but still having...
14 years agoAre these Mach 5 Ludwig toms?
Got these today with some other drums. Looking at the Ludwig catalogs, they *look* like Mach series stuff to me. All I got were those two toms, a 12 a...
14 years agoSo I got these today. What do I need to know? (mij and premier stuff)
I know the kit is a Lido Supreme, 12x8 14x14 20x14. Actually has about 97% of the hardware, minus bass legs and tom legs. However someone made a mess...
14 years ago