1970s S/S Ludwig Thunder Down Under

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I'm having trouble finding a 67' Ludwig catalog that has Marching drums. I'ts pathetic that I obsess over this stuff.

Posted on 14 years ago

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Yes Or if you think about it all stainless steel 12x15" are marchers or the High Tension Series they didn't offer but up to a 10x14" Double Headed toms that is in Stainless Steel as a Drum Kit Option. the 12x15 ludwig pulled from the marchers.

Yeah Gday You Lot

Im back... hey I just bought a 12" x 15" S/S tom from the US off freebay. It gets here & it is not S/S its a chrome pig with a snare bed ! An original S/S will have the inside weld visable like all the S/S drums do... these marching drums are spun steel with no seam. They will show little magnetic properties as the steel pig has been dipped in copper before chroming. Bonhams 15" I guess was no doubt S/S hence the different lugs, all of the marching drums have the longer Mach high tension lugs. I see another 18" floor tom on freebay now...I guess me paying a high price is bringing them out of the wood work !

Posted on 14 years ago

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PaiceFan

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V2K do you have any idea what that 20" floortom went for ?

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Dno. I was watching that tom in fact I even bid on it myself, that was a nice one, Dno, Stainless marchers also came with regular classic lugs also! not just the mach lugs! yeah you brought out a bunch of 18" and 16" steel toms!! Dno, Brother your going to be blown away by your two new toms!! keep us posted!

Mate you have got me lost there about the 16" & 18" steel tomsCooked Egg

The 18" has landed brothersBowing

Posted on 14 years ago

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Hey have any of you guys seen a original 15" Tom with a seam in it?

Posted on 14 years ago

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Yeah mate thats what Im talking about the real deal, the 15" I got off freebay Im gona turn into a lamp shadeelectricit! What size is that drum of yours in the pic 15" ?

Posted on 14 years ago

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The guy told me it was a S/S Tom, its an old spun steel marching drum with the galv coating on the inside & snare bedCryBaby

Posted on 14 years ago

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How much did he get it for?Bowing

Posted on 14 years ago

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Ah good deal mate sounds like its gone to a real good home... hey what do vistalites sound like, do you own a set Im getting keen on a set. I will get some pics up of the pig I got off freebay this week too mate.

Cheers

Dno:D

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