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Ludwig Concert Tom Bottom Hoop Restoration
Having seen them, I probably would use a scotchbrite pad and give them a brushed finish and then clear coat them.
4 years agoLudwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
From slingerfan...
4 years agoLudwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
From janlaban...
4 years agoIdentifying Ludwig Standard ply woods
That would be mahogany/poplar/mahogany for sure. Ludwig used whatever they had on hand or could get when their usual stuff was unavailable. They also...
4 years agoLudwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
That's a new one. It appears that the metal under the plating is brass. They used brass every now and then and the fact that the chrome is not bliste...
4 years agoLatest Star (Royal Star) drum shells: also early Tama drums?
These current Bubinga Star shells looks very similar, albeit with much higher quality woods. [IMG]https://www.drumcenternh.com/media/catalog/product...
4 years agoUneven lug spacing on Slingerland snare
Bad hoops can cause the same symptom, but yours does appear to be the shell. I would take all of the lugs off and measure from each lug to see if...
4 years agoLudwig Concert Tom Bottom Hoop Restoration
They are made from anodized aluminum. Steel wool will scratch them. I would use a polish like Flitz or Simichrome. Pictures of the actual pieces in q...
4 years agoSome old non-descript Ludwigs
If those are the four ply shells, then they are the same shells they used in the Super Classics and they were nice sounding, relatively thin maple/pop...
4 years agoLatest Star (Royal Star) drum shells: also early Tama drums?
This was discussed at length over at dfo a while back. The shells are Luan with a birch interior ply. You can clearly see the luan outer ply peaking o...
4 years agoWhitworth Thread Tension Rods
Whitworth threaded fasteners were still being used in the UK into the 70's. Most Premier stuff from that period have Whitworth fasteners. The exceptio...
4 years agoWFL jazz festival?
I see a lot of polish still in the tension rod threads. You will want to get that removed before assembling the drum.
4 years agoSpeed King query
They started making the hoops wider around '68 or so. At some point, they changed the main casting so the stops were further back to accommodate this....
4 years agoSpeed King query
It doesn't necessarily mean it is from the 50s though. WFL logo'd Speed Kings and Snare stands were common well into the 60's. They must have had a to...
4 years agoLudwig Black Panther
I seem to recall reading a thread somewhere, where someone bought a keystone badge black panther kit that had Citrus Mod under the black wrap. It neve...
4 years ago