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c. 1971 Ludwig Rail Consolette Parts List?
Saw elsewhere that the modern version of the eye bolt (part P-1632) now has teeth or ridges inside to help with gripping, so I'll give that a try.
13 years agoc. 1971 Ludwig Rail Consolette Parts List?
Just been reassembling my kit, and am finding that when the rack tom is in place, the L arm is slipping in the consolette causing the drum to fall tow...
13 years agoc. '71 Ludwig 22x14 Bass Drum Spur Mount Holes
Would turning the drum upside down and drilling fresh holes be the way forward? I'm not worried about resale value, just the drums playing their best...
14 years agoc. '71 Ludwig 22x14 Bass Drum Spur Mount Holes
Hi, Just getting back into doing some work on cleaning up my kit (originally introduced here). The holes where the bass drum spur mounting brackets w...
14 years agoLudwig Large Classic Lugs
I've cleaned most of my lugs in an ultrasonic cleaner and given them a polish with autosol. Some of them haven't any 'felts' and in some the felt felt...
14 years agoDirty Zildjian Avedis Hihats
Nae bother. :-)
14 years agoDirty Zildjian Avedis Hihats
Cheers for the suggestions - I'll try water first then, and report back. :-)
14 years agoDirty Zildjian Avedis Hihats
Alright... Got these hihats along with my second hand kit 17 years ago. They were gigged for about nine years and have had 'something' spilled on them...
14 years agoLudwig Large Classic Lugs
Alright, the three shells, as far as I can tell from my shoddy measuring system, all measure around 4 mm thick, so I guess that means they should all...
14 years agoLudwig P-4066-2 Tone Control (muffler)
The toms didn't have dampers since I've owned them (17 years), and I only recently noticed that there had been dampers on them at one point due to the...
14 years agoLudwig Large Classic Lugs
I'll maybe stick something through one of the lug holes and mark it then compare on the three drums, just to make sure they're the same wall thickness...
14 years agoLudwig Large Classic Lugs
...another thought... Is there a way to measure the thickness of the drum shells, just to check that they're all the correct thickness for a 3 ply th...
14 years agoLudwig Large Classic Lugs
Thanks, Drummerfish, most informative. When measuring the mounting screws, are the measurements you've given the thread and the head of the screw, or...
14 years agoVintage Ludwig Kit
Thanks for your reply section2. I had actually just been reading about the use of maple/poplar/maple and maple/poplar/mahogany and thought that perhap...
14 years agoLudwig Large Classic Lugs
Thanks for the info. The UK Ludwig Distributor reckons I'm looking for the 'super classic' ones for my 3 ply kit, and that the 'classic' ones are for...
14 years ago