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1964 blk/gld Duco Ludwig Snare Last viewed: 52 minutes ago

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HI Guys!

SO, after spending too much time reading this forum, my daily hunt on craigslist produced a bunch of ads from a guy who basically said "I've found a bunch of NOS drums in this guy's music store", and the next thing I know I'm running down there with my checkbook.

(Actually for the record - I read the ad on Friday, and waited till Monday to contact him. (1) I wouldn't have been able to go over the weekend anyway, and (2) I was sorta hoping that maybe some things would be bought so I wouldn't go crazy and buy more than one!!!)

Sure enough, some of the ads had been taken down. Long story short, I got there, hit a couple vintage Slingerland wood snares, a number of marching snares, including Leedy, Ludwig, and Premier, and ended up walking out with this black/gold 6-lug duco snare:

[IMG]http://images.craigslist.org/5Z65Ke5H33La3N33Hac1r9c1562ab6abf19f1.jpg[/IMG]

It looks to have it's original head on the bottom - calfskin, perhaps? I think I want a new one, what should I do with the old one?

Peering inside the grommet hole, I saw what looked like white residue; either chalk, or perhaps the original white paint has been removed. It would explain why in black ink someone wrote "F-1-64" inside; as if to preserve the washed away date stamp. I found it written on a lug as well, as if the drum had been taken apart and pieces ID'd for later rebuild.

No serial number, blue transition badge... great wood-y tone, but I want to change the heads to see what I really got here!

Posted on 13 years ago
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What you have there is; 3-ply deep-dish goodness! Coated Ambassador on top, Evans Hazy 300 on the bottom and you're good to go. If you paid $250. or under, you got a great deal.

I LOVE New Orleans second line drumming, those deep-dish 6-luggers are made for it! Buzzy, tone-y rolls and accents all day long baby! Enjoy that drum.

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 13 years ago
#2
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I paid exactly $250 for that drum. Being that it came from a 66 year old music store in my own town that I'd never heard of before (!!!!!), I was happy to pay.

93 year old store owner Jack Fiore wrote up my receipt.

I'd never seen a 6" Duco 6-lug before. It was just odd enough to pique my interest!

Top head is a Ludwig Orchestral that really needs replacing, but the bottom head looks calfskin.

Here's my photo montage of the shop, with a poorly lit shot of drum in my house:

[IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423601_10100977567852993_1232130_62621008_1255610889_n.jpg[/IMG]

Posted on 13 years ago
#3
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great drum and an awesome story. thanks for sharing the pics. not sure about the writing inside the drum though. the transition badge was generally used in 58is-60.

mike

Posted on 13 years ago
#4
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My understanding about badges is that while they did use them in certain periods, its not like they stopped using one before going to the next. I have this vision of boxes of badges and Ludwig just grabbing the ones they needed.

There's no serial# on this thing, the white residue on the inside REALLY makes me wonder if interior was painted originally, particularly since there is no date stamp either.

Also forgot to mention these are NOB hoops - my first pair.

Posted on 13 years ago
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