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Ludwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
From thin shell...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
Slingerland copied Ludwig's crimped plastic head design too. Ludwig took them to court but lost that one too as it was decided that Ludwig's design wa...
2 years agoObp ringo snare
From Cochlea...
2 years agoPly overlap in 70s Ludwig shells?
My high school band toured the Chicago Ludwig plant in 1976. I was 15 at the time. Based on that experience and what I saw I think you'd have been ve...
2 years agoMy Levon Helm kit
Looks great! I did one last summer 13/14/16/28. Haven't been brave enough to take it to a gig as yet.
2 years agoCool Downbeat ad from 1966
Ludwig Downbeat outfit advertised in Down Beat '66 Yearbook Cool layout and ad copy.
2 years agoThis is the Display Your Rewrapped Vintage Drums Thread
From ludwig402...
2 years agoPly overlap in 70s Ludwig shells?
That's how they were made at the time. The plywood was made as a flat 3 ply board, then a scarf joint was cut into the two ends and it was bent into a...
2 years agoLate-70 (78?) Ludwig with 3 ply?
Looking at those grommets I'd suspect that someone wanted a "Ringo" set and did a rewrap on random 70s drums. From 1970 until around 1992 that was the...
2 years agoThis is the Display Your Rewrapped Vintage Drums Thread
From ludwig402...
2 years agoLudwig Rocker Snare
I have one just like that and several of the 5" version. The early ones came with B/O badges and Bowtie Lugs. Rewrapped in a sparkle or oyster wrap th...
2 years agoThis is the Display Your Rewrapped Vintage Drums Thread
Late 60s/early 70s Ludwigs rewrapped (by me) in the new Mod Orange.
2 years agoObp ringo snare
From larryz...
2 years ago70s Ludwig serial dating
The online chart at Ludwig's site was copied out of Rob Cook's Ludwig book and is not very accurate. The most accurate information has been gathered a...
2 years agoObp ringo snare
I have one. I think mine is a 66 so it lacks the crucial Ringo details. I hunted for one I could afford for 20 years and was always a day late or a do...
2 years ago