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tension lug question on Ludwig marching snare Last viewed: 1 day ago

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Hi to All,

Finally got a chance to start working on the early 70's Ludwig marching snare I was fortunate to get from one of the great members of this forum.As I had mentioned in an earlier post this is going to be used to demonstrate the differences between these great old snares and the new high tension units at the clinics we do for the school. Started to tear down the drum to restore it and this leads me to my question.

Does this style of lug (see photo) suppose to have a gasket between the lug and the wood shell on marching snares from this era (early 1970's). The one I have doesn't have them and looking at the shell fading around the lug it appears that it never did but I want to be sure. Also if anyone has 1 or 2 of this style of lug laying around that aren't in too bad of shape that they want to sell very reasonably please PM me. I have all the internal hardware, (Springs and nuts )just would like to find a 1 or 2 that would clean up a little better than a couple I have (missing a lot of chrome) before I put everything back together.

Thanks again to everyone that has helped me in getting the snare, (Billnvick), getting a badge,(Superclassic, It cleaned up great!) and the other great members who offered their moral support. When its all complete I will post a picture.

Thanks again to all!

Dad Roadie

Posted on 13 years ago
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the modern version of the lug comes with gaskets, so if you wanted to get some you can.

i also can't enlarge the pic to see its age. i may have 1 or 2 of these from the 60's/70's. but i need to see the inside to see if they're the same.

unless it doesn't matter to you.

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Posted on 13 years ago
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From Dad Roadie

Hi to All, Finally got a chance to start working on the early 70's Ludwig marching snare I was fortunate to get from one of the great members of this forum.As I had mentioned in an earlier post this is going to be used to demonstrate the differences between these great old snares and the new high tension units at the clinics we do for the school. Started to tear down the drum to restore it and this leads me to my question. Does this style of lug (see photo) suppose to have a gasket between the lug and the wood shell on marching snares from this era (early 1970's). The one I have doesn't have them and looking at the shell fading around the lug it appears that it never did but I want to be sure. Also if anyone has 1 or 2 of this style of lug laying around that aren't in too bad of shape that they want to sell very reasonably please PM me. I have all the internal hardware, (Springs and nuts )just would like to find a 1 or 2 that would clean up a little better than a couple I have (missing a lot of chrome) before I put everything back together. Thanks again to everyone that has helped me in getting the snare, (Billnvick), getting a badge,(Superclassic, It cleaned up great!) and the other great members who offered their moral support. When its all complete I will post a picture. Thanks again to all! Dad Roadie

No gasket should be on the lug at that age of drum.Ludwig did not do that in the 70s...I cannot tell by the photo but is the lug nickel or chrome.it looks nickel to me in photo..If its nickel i have about 100 if these lugs in stock..P/M me ...Mikey

Posted on 13 years ago
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To all,

Here is hopefully a better picture for Mikey777and others who have ask.

Thanks again to all!

Dad Roadie

Posted on 13 years ago
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Gaskets are a fairly recent nonsensical fad of the lat 20 years.

Posted on 13 years ago
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Hi again to all,

Working on restoring this snare for the school clinics and have run into a couple of questions I hope members of the forum may be able to help me with .

Is there a way to tell if the finish on these castings are chrome or nickel?

If it helps where the top coating has flaked off I can see what appears to be copper plating then the raw metal.

Any hints on cleaning really rusty tension rods ?

I was able to clean/restore the Ludwig P85 throw off but the butt plate is in really bad shape (rust pitting). Anyone having one that they would sell very reasonably please PM me.

Any recommendations for heads, batter and snare side for getting the most authentic sound? I'm thinking of an Evans ST dry on the top and an Evans Hazy 200 for the snare side.

The drum is an early 1970's Ludwig 14" x 10" marching snare with rings and grey granitone interior . (see Picture)

P.S.

Mikey777 I tried to send a PM about the castings but your mailbox was full .Hope you didn't think that I didn't respond

Thanks again to all!

Dad Roadie

Posted on 13 years ago
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Granitone came out in 75 is my understanding..........

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 13 years ago
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