Ludwig used maple exteriors on their drums that were to be painted, in most cases. your assessment of it being a 65 drum is right on target. inside should have been painted white during that period. maple or mahogany on the interior ply is appropriate for that time period. what color was the outside?

mike

Hey Mike, Thanks so much for that info - I had never heard of the maple exterior/interior used for Ludwig painted drums - cool! The original exterior of the drum was painted over red by a previous owner. He even painted over the badge! The interior had one coat of hurriedly painted bright white, but under that was a yellowy/cream color. When I started peeling away the red I didn't see any other color underneath. There were patches of a dark gray that didn't come entirely off with the red but it didn't cover the entire drum, strange. Below are two photos of pre sanding. I own two duco painted 60's Ludwig snares but they are both 6 lug. Any idea what colors Ludwig painted these 8 lug models? Thanks again!

Dave

https://plus.google.com/117764466306302365793/posts/Trfz2385d3y?hl=en&pid=6065048700363500866&oid=117764466306302365793

https://plus.google.com/117764466306302365793/posts/Trfz2385d3y?hl=en&pid=6065048744257788466&oid=117764466306302365793

dave

that one has a great looking outer ply on it. some are not so pretty!

Ludwig would paint in any color that a customer wanted. common were two tones such as black/gold and blue/silver. ive got a sold blue duco that's a custom color. I also had a solid green. have one in blue and silver as well. ive also got a solid black duco kit.

mike

Painted over the badge.....the man had no soul. Nice cleanup, and nice drum, Mike. Great score!

Thanks again for the info Mike - a big help. I thought the exterior maple looked good too - thinking about just applying some beeswax to let the wood grain show and repainting the interior that Benjamin Morris white.

I currently have a 66 blue/silver duco for sale on ebay, link below for pics. I have a 63 blue/silver duco I gig with and people love that old wood sound.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291254940588?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Any pics of those snares or that black duco kit?

Dave

david

here are some pics. I no longer have the green duco. my black duco clubdate kit has a jazz festival. but I also have a matching pioneer with chrome hardware.

mike

forgot about the pre serial auditorium snare. I would guess this one was a custom color. maybe a school color.

mike

Great looking drums Mike! Is that black floor tom 15x12? Thanks for posting.

dave

thanks dave. yes it is a 12x15. i'm a big fan of them. the kit was a factory clubdate combo kit with no floor tom. someone had started the conversion on the 15 it so I finished it up. I now have a 14x14 for the kit as well.

mike