i found on cl a 8 lug snare. i'm guessing at what it is ,it has the crimped areas at the strainer it was painted black( no it was not a red door )and it is not 1 piece it was braised with a plate over the seam and a lug there it is a old non serial # keystone badge.
does anyone know of this seam thing? if its a proto type for the acolyte or what i ll try and get a pick.red felt baseball bat muffler
it was deleted ill try n re size, i did it hooray il stat restoration this week first to strip i try an figure is one out with some help here ty
from what i see from that pic, that is indeed a ludwig prototype acrolite.my fave snare drum.
mike
thank you for the info so i think ill do a correct restoration do you know how many there are of these and
what they r worth i paid $20 + shipping so this is the orange peal irst edition so its worth about 400+ on a good day
You scored for $20. Did you get the hoops and rods with it?
from what i see from that pic, that is indeed a ludwig prototype acrolite.my fave snare drum.mike
Yes the snare is a prototype acro..Yes it's a rare drum i don't see many of them around..It's a nice sounding snare drum after you restore it..Mikey
thanx guys i did not get the hoops. i ll need to find them are they cos or cob or nob rims ?and the rods too are they nos or cos? are missing too but ill gather all of the parts and slowly put it right if any one has these parts i'd be interested in buying them i need the correct throw and butt plate also .so ill put some bucks in it but ill bet it will sound sweet when im done any advise will well met than you again
The original hoops are aluminum. I've got a bottom one in pristine condition you can have.
Sorry, Mike---just kidding.......marko
your kidding right ,im choking ha ha no serious guys i could use some parts at least to know what they are supposed to be ty again for all help
