The old Ludwigs seem like a nice first real drum set.

In 1966, I helped my Dad paint his Aunt's two-story wood frame house, to earn enough money to buy this Kent double-tom kit (double-tom, because they looked cool and a double-tom kit was lefty-friendly.) I ordered it from the Kent factory, which was near my Jr. High School. In Champagne Sparkle, still my favorite wrap 50+ years later. I cannot remember for sure, but I think it was 20/12/13/14. In 1969, I put the Ludwig reso head on the bass drum, hoping that people would think I was playing Ludwig (which I couldn't afford). I played this kit until 1976, when I finally purchased a real Ludwig kit.

Regards, Marty Black

Originally Posted by leedybdp

The old Ludwigs seem like a nice first real drum set.

It was. It was all original with original heads and a Ludwig Standard 18" cymbal and Ludwig Standard 15" hi hats. They were Swiss made Paiste. Although at the time, an old drum set wasn't considered "cool". I really wanted a new set of Ludwigs. Typical teenage thinking.
Here are three pictures. One with a few mods, being a double mount added so I could add a second rack tom and a cymbal stand along with removing all of the heads. The second picture is with a few more mods. I never got rid of that drum set, although it did suffer some indignities along the way.



Fortunately I didn't throw anything away so I was eventually able to restore it back to close to stock, rewrapped in vintage BOP.

Wow! Spectacular photos and good stories! Like some of you, I started playing the snare drum in 4th grade. Parents rented a snare because an older brother wanted to play trumpet, but he quit after a year and my parents had to sell it for a loss. They wanted to be sure I stuck with it. During 7th grade, they bought me a 1967 Ludwig Super Classic in WMP. A neighbor had gone off to college so the parents sold his drums to us. For $200, we got the complete set, including the porto throne, Ludwig/Paiste hi hats and a Krut crash/ride. I have a photo of it in a box somewhere…

Josh

My kit is not a catalog config. 12", 14" and 22". The drums belonged to a cousin. She played them in school but had developed an extreme weight problem and had to give them up. I think we paid $325 in '77.
Found the first picture of the kit right after I got it home and set it up. Mom demanded a picture so of course I had to make a funny face.

My story is very similar to a few of you guys. 1966, 4th grade school band; rent to own Acrolite snare. Then 1967, Slingerland Stage band 20”, 12”,14”. Paiste/Ludwig 14”hats and 16” crash. 1968 got a Zildjian 20”, A ride.

Sure would like to rotate those pictures! Can’t seem to find how to do it, though…