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Ludwig Super Classic 1965 is this the same shell as a jazz festival
My error on the strainer holes, sorry.
11 years agoMost valuable vintage drums?
I think "celebrity sets" command the biggest bucks. Ask Donn Bennett or Steve Maxwell. I've owned a few and they go for the biggest bucks.
11 years agoLudwig Super Classic 1965 is this the same shell as a jazz festival
From Batterhead...
11 years agoLudwig Super Classic 1965 is this the same shell as a jazz festival
A lot of drummers I know, including myself, aren't too crazy about Super Classic snare drums because of the super classic strainers, and butt plates.
11 years agoIs this a converted Supersensitive snare
From vintagemore2000...
11 years agoVintage Ludwig
Tone control by the badge was usually a mid 70's thing, with a B+O badge, not a keystone. Those drums often had granitone interiors. I see there's a r...
11 years agoTo canister or not to canister
Yeah, they're not to good for carrying hardware,hardly anyone still makes them, they need their own case, you can't adjust the height, the cushion is...
11 years agoIs this a leedy or Ludwig?
Doesn't look Ludwig to me. Strainer looks " not Ludwig". The flange on the top rim looks "not Ludwig".
11 years agoLudwig super sensitive snare - Year?
I'd think late 1963.
11 years agoFiguring out wrap vs lacquer in the old times
There were many colors and combinations of lacquers available in the 50's. White, Silver, Blue, Green, Gold, and others. Dark stain was common too. T...
11 years agoVintage drum catalogs...
I collect Ludwig catalogs. I have most of them excepting the original first one, I have a reprint.
11 years agoInventory/Catalog/Insure??
I insure my collection. Once a year I make a list with model names and values, then take a photo of the entire collection. I used to insure with a c...
11 years agoRingo Jazzmaster value?
The model name is "Jazz Festival". If it is truly mint (you never played it or used it or left it in sunlight to fade a bit?), they sell for up to 450...
11 years ago31" Zildjian
As for the true value: I own a 30" Zildjian I paid 800. One sold at the Chicago Drum Show a few years back for a grand.
11 years agoHelp identifying, did I get taken?
Some vintage drums were not made in "true" size. Exact size didn't matter as much back then because you had to tuck your own drum heads. And, your dru...
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