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Heads for my "quiet" Majestics
:2Cents: I only have one Attack head - on my 18" Slingerland kick. I only have it cos it was $6 at a music store bargain basement. It's been fine to...
15 years agoWaxing drum wrap
I must concur - this is the BEST forum IMHO. I'm on a few for recording, audio, guitar, computer - and no one is as humble and eager to share & discus...
15 years agoRestoring 1970s Ludwig Supraphonic snare hoop
Great Inf-O-Lugs x-mas3 - (though i dont know why 2.0 is really 1.6 - hmmm... is that an actual caliper measurement vs. "listed" measurement?) ~...
15 years agoTinting wrap?
Hey Jaye, I recall that you mentioned this in a post before. You said "Here is a pic of the sample sheet I have on the Pearl background." In the pic...
15 years agoWaxing drum wrap
Just a thought - as I've not had experience with Satin Flame - kinda like those Astros right? - They seem kinda vulnerable to abrasion, too. I agree t...
15 years agoRestoring 1970s Ludwig Supraphonic snare hoop
Hmmmm.... I've been thinking of a similar question, as I need a snare side hoop for my old Ludwig Standard snare. But now i are a bit confoosed :con...
15 years agoVintage on this Ludwig snare?
I are-ain't no expert, but from the VDF "Vintage Drum Identification - Snare Drums" from the drop down menu at the top of each page - I *think* it's r...
15 years agoa Hello and a question
Hi RJD ~ Welcome to the forum! Kind of a philosophical question really. It depends on your 1)general motivation [are you a collector, seller, playe...
15 years ago1969 Ludwig Standards
Just for fun - and in all fairness to Mr. gutenberg's original assessment... ... a side by side of gutenberg's Ruby Strata (left) and the '68 Ludwig...
15 years ago1969 Ludwig Standards
Agreed. From the small examples it's tough to get a full sense of things. But the pic of the Gold Strata set in the '68 catalog could easily lead some...
15 years agoAnyone know who made this snare?
From the_drum_dad...
15 years agostrainer identification
hmmmm..... Any chance that it's not a drum part? Maybe off of a boat or something? Like an eyelet hook to fasten a tarp cover...? idk - just tryin...
15 years ago1969 Ludwig Standards
Ha Ha! Yet another strata color question. And so eloquently & unequivocally solved with Mr Fishwaltz's "...color under the lug..." solution. Major Kud...
15 years ago1968 Ludwig Strata General Question
Thanks McJ - Always appreciate the input. Cool Dude Rare indeed - like I said "It seems like a real unicorn of a vintage drum - perhaps some of the...
15 years ago1968 Ludwig Strata General Question
At the bottom of the 1968 Catalog section on the new VDF Ludwig Standard page, there's a list of the drums that were available in the line back then....
15 years ago