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Does Changing Era-correct Hardware Constitute a " Modification"?
It's a "mod" only if you tell someone.
6 years agoIdentify Black Beauty
So many badges these days! I don't think it was "blow through" numbered badges and then change. They stopped using numbered badges when they started...
6 years agoRare Ludwig Identification
The 'inlays" on late 1920's Ludwig wood drums are decals, not inlays.......
6 years agoRare Ludwig Identification
The Aero Kraft shells are usually 1920's I think.
6 years agoLudwig Legacy mahogany nw Ludwig
My mahogany Legacy sets are pitched a bit lower than my maple Legacy sets, FWIW.
6 years agoValue my Black Beauty
The drum appears to be a 1920's 6.5x14 eight lug scroll pattern Black Beauty. The strainer has been replaced with a later 1920's throw off, which is...
6 years agoHistory behind Ludwig Copper Tom Toms
I've run into timbales converted to snare drums by adding lugs and parts.
6 years agoHelp Gretsch guys! Gretsch tack bottom snare
Lugs and tone control are pre 1951 approximately.
6 years agoAnother Ludwig ID + Repairs
From O-Lugs...
6 years agoLudwig snare input please
From thejohnlec...
6 years agoLudwig snare input please
I'm not crazy about that strainer and butt plate. Good ol" P-85 and P-32 for moi...... And, the shell looks like it's drilled for a keystone badge, n...
6 years agoKnob Tension Mania
I agree that 3 knob tension sets for sale at the same time is unusual these days, but: There may have been a "huge amount" made. There was a big push...
6 years agoLudwigs in black paint?
Yes, black was offered. I own one. Usually they're flaking and chipping paint and at this point and need repainting or retouching.
6 years agoDrum Companies and Their Worst Ideas
Historically speaking, the Leedy-Ludwig knob tension drums were such a big mistake the parent company, Conn, ended up selling Ludwig Drums back to the...
6 years agoDid this Ludwig snare system actually work?
I've never come across any drums set up for that "system" I can recall. It appears the Super-Duo system was for parade drums. Perhaps that's why no...
6 years ago