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Ludwig Blue & White Marine Pearl
I think it's very unlikely that any of the drum manufacturers would have had the ability to laminate another layer onto the wrap. That would be a pret...
3 years agoLudwig Blue & White Marine Pearl
From mkelley...
3 years agoDocumentary Movie--Hired Gun
I saw it back in 2016 when it came out. It is very eye opening. I still can't look at Billy Joel the same way I did before seeing the movie.
3 years agoCleaning Wrap - Gretsch Nitro White
From O-Lugs...
3 years agoWhite coating on screws and washers
As DanC said, zinc plated fasteners and the white coating is "white rust" or Zinc Hydroxide. It is caused by exposure to moisture. It is technically d...
3 years agoWe lost a member and vintage drum enthusiast
That's a shame. What was his username?
3 years agoEarly 60s Ludwig Kick in a dumpster!
Oh, it's had a Pearl Pipe Massacre done to it at some point. It looks like it's got a maple interior. Does it have a varnish on it or is it just raw...
3 years agoRip talker hawkins
I have seen Jaghog, for lack of a better term, picked on, for numerous reasons over the years. I have never understood it because I have never seen hi...
3 years agoRip talker hawkins
From leedybdp...
3 years agoRip talker hawkins
I fail to see how he was disrespecting the dead. I see people blathering on about who a good replacement would be over at another forum when Taylor is...
3 years agoRip talker hawkins
I think making fun of someone's spelling is kind of uncool. Not the first time I have seen him misspell something. He cared enough to start the th...
3 years agoThe worst thing that happened to vintage drums
The Pearl mounts are definitely the worst thing. Removing and losing the bottom rims and rods is easy enough to rectify with replacement parts. Repair...
3 years agoDefinition of the Ludwig "Super Classic" outfit!
I would agree with levelpebble. Ludwig made the designations in their catalogs. So a kit with a non cataloged combination before the 71 catalog won't...
3 years agoany idea what Make are these MIJ Drums ??
Keep those out of sunlight. That wrap is really cool but is somewhat faded. Many of the parts that are clear were originally oyster colored. There wer...
3 years agoShelly Manne snares
Leedy and Ludwig and Ludwig were owned by Conn up until '55. Conn had actually combined the two separate lines into Leedy and Ludwig in a last ditch e...
3 years ago