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latest ludwig restoration..challenging!! Last viewed: 3 days ago

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don't know if any of you saw this drum on ebay or not. got it about a week ago. happened to see it with a buy it now/make an offer option. it looked awful! it appealed to me though, as I have a few more from this era. I was also lured to it because it appeared to be complete(less one bolt), which is a big plus. its no show drum, but I really dig it. it would probably be a great candidate for some replating as the shell had no dent or scratches, but I like the way it looks. I put a ton of work into slowly getting the rust off and polishing it.didnt use any power tools on it. all done by hand. I would love to know where this thing had been sitting in the condition that it was in and for how long. it was funky!

this may be a 1916 model. its the two piece heavy nob shell. 4x14 6 lug model. these have steel hoops and steel clips. it had the original wires. they were a mess. I spent a lot of time with them, but in the end they were just too brittle to work with. I had the calf heads in my inventory as the ones that came with it were busted. what a strainer huh? it just pops up and holds into place,gently!

had thought about stripping the hoops to bare metal and clearing them or something along those lines. it would make the drum look a lot better. it kinda looks like it should now though I think. tells a story!

i'll also include the ebay link so that you can see the extra before shots. enjoy..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191152685711?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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Wow Mike fantastic job. I like the hoops as is too. In fact I like the whole drum you did a great job on it. Not overdone and looks just right.

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 11 years ago
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Geez Mike, you brought that one back from the dead! It looks great as is. I wouldn't strip the hoops. It's all part of the mojo of the drum. The stories I bet that drum could tell!!!

Great work... I know your elbows are aching! :p

John

Too many great drums to list here!

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Posted on 11 years ago
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Another vote for keeping it as is. I think it shows that the drum has a cool history behind it. Great job!

Posted on 11 years ago
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Great job mike I had this one on my watch list .

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 11 years ago
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thanks everybody. this one was a lot of fun. I did have some finger cramps though! did the usual dawn/water soaking. then used a small brass bristle brush on the rusted steel parts to loosen things up. then i'd soak again and repeat. cape cod cloths on the nickel stuff and 3 in 1 oil on all the steel parts for final cleaning and protection. I sure wish this drum could talk. almost 100 years old..

mark- I somehow managed to miss it on ebay. I saw it the night it was ending. I placed an offer. seems like it ended at 4 am or something like that. I was pleasantly surprised the next morning when I saw that the very kind seller had accepted my offer.

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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Hard to believe that is the same drum! Nice!

Posted on 11 years ago
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Mike,

Great job! I saw that on ebay also and was wondering who might pick it up. Well done and I can only imagine the history the drum has seen.

Manny

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Posted on 11 years ago
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I agree you should leave it as is. A true vintage drum! Great job Mike.

Posted on 11 years ago
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amazing job Mike!! it's a totally different drum :)

Posted on 11 years ago
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