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Even if you could muffle them, you wouldn't like the sound of them, so might as well invest in either an electronic set or a practice pad set. They ma...
14 years agoGretsch COB RB snare question
Mine's got the microsensitive and I actually have old ludwig PAT snare wire on it. Sounds great. No problems with this throwoff whatsoever. I have not...
14 years agoJasper shells
Most of the shells people hear are probably the Jasper ones, right? Because there are more of them out there in use.. Last night at the Norman Music F...
14 years agoGretsch COB RB snare question
Not many COB RBs with the Lightning throw out there, for sure mine is the Microsensitive, some don't like the Microsensitive but mine works great. Whe...
14 years agoGretsch COB RB snare question
That's a collectible drum, so you are probably going to be bidding against someone regardless of the condition it is in. Some don't like the throwoff...
14 years agoWhich would you rather play?
I voted Gretsch but I have some 70s Ludwigs and 90s Yamahas, and, to be honest, I enjoy playing drums so much what brand I'm playing isn't that import...
14 years agoB/O badge 14" FT
Wow! Ok, now I know where you're coming from. Thanks for that. And for reminding me what topic we were on. DOH
14 years agoB/O badge 14" FT
For vintage ludwig drumsets, mini classic lugs were featured predominantly only on the 8x12 rack tom. The progressively larger rack toms had the large...
14 years agoB/O badge 14" FT
Some of the marching snares (and snares with 2 sets of lugs rather than the 2-sided lugs) had mini classics, but up to and beyond the period of time w...
14 years agoDeciphering Ludwig shell tag date code
You're lucky it has either the stamp or the tag, most have neither.
14 years agoPacking Ludwig lugs
That's a great question, and I think anyone who has experience removing annoying vibrational noise from vintage drums should hopefully chime in. Most...
14 years agoB/O badge 14" FT
6 ply b/o Champagne 14" floor tom went for $199 a couple of months ago. A club date 14 sold in November for $199. In October a 14" 60s Champagne floo...
14 years agoB/O badge 14" FT
That's an inflated price. Here are several others (not 3 ply, early 6 ply) http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-Ludwig-Floor-Tom-15-x-14-/270739830196?pt=LH_Def...
14 years agoB/O badge 14" FT
I would suggest waiting for a Champagne 14" Keystone floor tom. That would be a close match and it would be fairly close in terms of the build of the...
14 years ago'56 4 Piece
The snare drum is COB Ludwig Super 400. That is worth over $500 maybe as much as $1000. The Cymbals are probably worth around $400 for the set, the wh...
14 years ago