Hi!

I've completed a full restoration of a Ludwig 12X14 marching snare. The pic shows this to be a VECTOR in White Cortex and aluminium re-enforcement ring.

I was hoping someone on the Forum could assist in putting an approximate build date on the drum. Maybe from an older period catalog ?

With reference to the Marching Percussion section of the Ludwig catalog accessible online, I can observe some distinct differences between the 'recent' version model and the one I've restored. Notably the snare guards under the strainer are narrow and painted black. They are not rivetted to the hoop. The bottom hoop is double-flanged (not die cast).Finally, there's no Ludwig logo on the outer shell. The Keystone badge number is not compatible with other snares from what I have learned.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Rick