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Anyone going to the Hollywood Vintage Drum Show later this month ?
I'll be there, wandering, and spending some extra time a the Ludwig booth. I was originally going to exhibit - selling cymbals and snares - but realiz...
10 years agoOctaplus?
Hard to tell in that pic, but there's a reasonably sure way to tell if the kit started as an Octaplus. Back in the day, Ludwig's concert toms always...
10 years ago1948 WFl Catalog
Will scan the whole thing next week. :)
10 years ago1948 WFl Catalog
Here's what I see - the tom page doesn't list specs like # of lugs, and although there's an 8x12 tom on another kit, the toms listed start with 9x13....
10 years ago1948 WFl Catalog
I've got the 1948 WFL cat, #48 with Buddy Rich on the green cover. :) Can't do a scan right now though, can you wait a week?
10 years agoRant: Websites..we don't need no drummer!
In the case of an artist, band members often vary and don't warrant inclusion on the site. But artists with a steady band will typically include them...
10 years agoHow many foreign countries have you played drums in?
Canada (93 gigs), Australia (32), UK (4), New Zealand (1) and Netherlands (1). With all due respect to the other countries and my own, I liked Austra...
11 years agoNon Vintage space age pedal
These came and quickly went a few years back, and deservedly so. It's as if an engineer was able to get the pedal into production without getting a dr...
11 years agoWhite Vistalite snare drums
I think I know the shop Greg, B.... Music? There's a better specimen at Jammin Jersey for $300, and they also won't discount! So to answer the questi...
11 years agoLudwig chrome wrap
From mlayton...
11 years agoLudwig chrome wrap
Just to be clear, Ludwig originally called the finish Chrome-O-Wood, hence the universally accepted name chrome over wood. But the actual covering is...
11 years agoRoc-N-Soc Counterfeits?
It's hard to imagine that anyone would bother faking drum thrones, or that they could continue to list them without Roc'n'Soc taking action. Chances a...
11 years agoLudwig sticker for bass drum head
PM sent. Bermuda
11 years agoNV / Do Concert Toms resonate? J-M Video w/Bermuda
So far I've only recorded with them, and they were a bit damped due to close micing (from below, of course!) But I was thrilled to hear how they came...
11 years agoOk Ludwig experts...chime in
My 59 transition kit still has those original heads! I only do some recordings with them, and they sound glorious. Bemuda
11 years ago