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Pre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Here are two photos - lifted from ebay, I think it was - that show a 1930s Super Sensitive. These photos show the throw-off in the snares "on" posit...
4 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Yes, as Kurt mentioned, the earliest (1961-1962) SS snares used some leftover parts from an earlier era. From studying the 10 or more collector-grade...
4 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Here is a photo from a Ludwig catalog that I have in my computer. It was probably posted by someone on this forum. This shows the 1969 + later SS mech...
4 years agoPre-serial Supersensitive strainer question
Hi Erich, I once collected about a dozen 1960s-1970s SS snares, but only have two at this time. One is a pre-serial number - 1961, I think it is - o...
4 years agoReplacement gull-wing spurs for '68 Ludwig
Yeah, leedybdp, that's the same "anchor" (stop) that I mentioned in my post. I've got two of them - an original (I think) and an identical one that is...
4 years agoReplacement gull-wing spurs for '68 Ludwig
In my experience, the Ludwig gull-wing spurs have a pointy end once you remove the rubber tips. But I've always kept the tips on, to prevent ruining...
4 years agoReplacement gull-wing spurs for '68 Ludwig
Greetings! I ordered a pair of gull-wing spurs from Drum Center of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (DCP) a year or more ago, and they fit just fine on a 22...
4 years agoSpeed King query
That is great info, thin shell! Thanks for clearing this up for us, and eliminating my doubts and confusion. BTW, I've got a Ludwig kit with date st...
4 years agoSpeed King query
While we're on the subject of Speed King pedals, lemmee throw something out to you, and the Ludwig guys can either tell me that they've noticed this b...
4 years agoSpeed King query
I can offer a "plug" for Vincent Leef of Vitalizer Drums....on the web at polyphonicdrums.com He specializes in rebuilding Speed Kings. I bought one...
4 years agoSpeed King query
Gerard, I'm out of town right now and don't have access to a Speed King, but - in my experience - I only put a couple turns on those bottom screws. Ma...
4 years agoSpeed King query
It's got the later-vintage shorter "stops," so it's 1970s or later. I've never seen the bottom screws (for spring tension) screwed in that deeply. T...
4 years agoSpeed King query
Hi there Kiwi! Send us some photos and we can help you approximate the vintage of your Speed King. There were some minor changes to the thumbscrews...
4 years agoVINTAGE DuCo FAMILY
Thanks, I didn't realize that DuCo meant Dupont. Didn't Dupont also make the TNT for hand grenades during that time? I've read of WWII GIs "fishing"...
4 years agoObp price
Agree MPC ! This is a photo taken about 3 years ago at a gig. My 1976 Butcher Block Cortex that I ordered/purchased new way back then. That band p...
4 years ago