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Music Masters Student Looking for Drum Making History Information

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Forum Members,

I have had a running email conversation with a student working on his Master is Music. He is writing a research paper on the history of drum making. I am providing some information about how I estimate the manufacture date of certain drums, but I am not a strong resource for some of the other things he wants to address.

In his words, he is writing about "the history of drum making, how drums were constructed, and the most popular wood types that were used and why their sound is preferred amongst drummers" and how the vintage drum makers "made their drums, how we can tell how old they are, the drummers that played them, how the popular sizes changed throughout the years."

If you can assist this student, please let me know and I will connect you to him.

Thanks. Rick

Collecting information about the following for ongoing research projects:
Gretsch drums with serial numbers,
Ludwig Keystone and B/O badge drums with serial numbers and date stamps,
Ludwig Standards from 1968-73, and
Ludwigs with paper labels from 1971-72
www.GretschDrumDatingGuide.com
Posted on 9 years ago
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I think I could lend some assistance. This topic is something of personal interest, especially drums made in the 20th century.

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Posted on 9 years ago
#2
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How can we get a copy of this research paper when it's done? It will be a good source for future reference. Also it would be a good discussion platform for this site.

Posted on 9 years ago
#3
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Any of of Ludwig, Slingerland, Leedy, Gretsch history books would be a good start too.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Please put him in contact with me, I think I can be a lot of help with this as I am working on a research project myself and the information I have on drum builders so far is going back to the early 1700's

Posted on 9 years ago
#5
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Thanks for the quick responses. I will urge him to join the forum and start some private discussions with some of you. There is also a lot of good information to be gained through searching of old threads. That is where I have learned quite a bit.

Rick

Collecting information about the following for ongoing research projects:
Gretsch drums with serial numbers,
Ludwig Keystone and B/O badge drums with serial numbers and date stamps,
Ludwig Standards from 1968-73, and
Ludwigs with paper labels from 1971-72
www.GretschDrumDatingGuide.com
Posted on 9 years ago
#6
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Thanks to Matt (CT Pro Percussion) for spending some time on the phone with the music student. I knew I was not a good resource for what he wanted and had faith that some one on the forum would be able and willing to help.

Rick

Collecting information about the following for ongoing research projects:
Gretsch drums with serial numbers,
Ludwig Keystone and B/O badge drums with serial numbers and date stamps,
Ludwig Standards from 1968-73, and
Ludwigs with paper labels from 1971-72
www.GretschDrumDatingGuide.com
Posted on 9 years ago
#7
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From KCDrumDad

Thanks to Matt (CT Pro Percussion) for spending some time on the phone with the music student. I knew I was not a good resource for what he wanted and had faith that some one on the forum would be able and willing to help. Rick

Happy to help, it was a nice long conversation and he was eager to learn.

Posted on 9 years ago
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From KCDrumDad

Thanks to Matt (CT Pro Percussion) for spending some time on the phone with the music student. I knew I was not a good resource for what he wanted and had faith that some one on the forum would be able and willing to help. Rick

If you want to know about pre machine drum building, CT touches more of them than most.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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