Hey Guys;
Been cruising around the site, looking for info and coming up a little short. Finding this site, and forum very useful, and inspiring, and have really appreciated all the feedback from my earlier posts. My situation is this; I've got a deal on the line for a 65, Ludwig, blue sparkle kit. Been going back and forth on price, and shipping etc, but there are a couple of issues. Seems to be a 20" kick with 13', and 16" toms, (not a straight S Classic, or Downbeat, though serial numbers seem consistent). Deal originally included a slightly later, (early 70s) acrolite snare, but they are now holding back on that, so it's just the kick, and two toms.
Firstly, there is a quarter inch, square,'mystery hole' a couple of inches below the cymbal mount on kick drum, and secondly there is the 'spur' issue... Figured, even with 20" kick, it should have the 'fold out spurs', is this not correct? Apparently, (have not seen pictures of spurs) they are straight, and retract into the drum... Would these have been an actual Ludwig factory option, or possibly a retrofit? Anyone? Unfortunately these are for sale in Canada, (where I am located) but at the other end of the country, so it's not a matter of my swinging by to take a look. Working on having it shipped for a grand, but between the hole, the spurs, and the non-inclusion of the snare, (not a huge deal) I'm now debating whether it's worth it. Any input would be greatly appreciated, as I find that there seems to be a lot of well informed folks here at VDF. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
