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B/O Badge Ludwig Concert Tom Questions
Remember, it's a mis-matched set, and one drum is missing its metal trim. And if the buyer isn't that particular, he's probably also going to think $6...
11 years agoB/O Badge Ludwig Concert Tom Questions
The rounded badges indicate 6-ply "thicker" shells without re-rings, although the pointed badges did crossover into 6-ply territory. Based on both the...
11 years agoEyelet/Grommet Tool
just make one with $2 in parts from a hardware store: [img]http://www.bermudaschwartz.com/images/gromtool2.jpg[/img] (shown with grommet in position)...
11 years agoConcert toms with bearing edges on two sides?
Certainly Ludwig did with the 3-ply shells, and early on with the 6-ply. Basically, it didn't occur to them not to do it... shells had two edges, peri...
11 years agoImpact Drum Lugs
FYI, they're WorldMax lugs, the slightly rounded one is still current.
11 years agoImpact Drum Lugs
I've got spare lugs from 21 years endorsing their drums, but they're All 1 1/2" hole centers. there are also 2 styles: [img]http://www.bermudaschwart...
11 years agoLooking for that Fat/Wet Snare - Recommendations?
Rings are well and good, but they only quell the harmonics & overtones that occur at the edge of the head. A full-head overlay has a completely diffe...
11 years agoVintage/Discontinued Meinl cymbal
It's not widely known, but I was one of Meinl's first US endorsers back in 1985. I don't have any info on the cymbals before that time, but in 1985, t...
11 years agoNew vintage Ludwigs, pics soon!
Well, this is one of those kits that falls into the collectability category, and not for playing. I really hesitate to take them anywhere they might g...
11 years agoNew vintage Ludwigs, pics soon!
From Olimpass...
11 years agoNew vintage Ludwigs, pics soon!
Not that I'm selling, but any thoughts as to what a pristine 6.5" 34-year-old Supra might fetch? Bermuda
11 years agoNew vintage Ludwigs, pics soon!
The companies definitely know the aficionados in the vintage world. I'm a bit far down the list, but it's a safe bet that Bun E, Gary Asher and Mike C...
11 years agoNew vintage Ludwigs, pics soon!
This is the kit I've been talking about - a 1979 Ludwig Power Factory (model #2004 w/24" bass drum) in chrome over wood. I'm guessing it's really poli...
11 years agoNew vintage Ludwigs, pics soon!
A little more of a tease... Cases are in excellent condition, and all of the drum cases are round (the Supra is in the trap case... of course.) [img...
11 years agoNew vintage Ludwigs, pics soon!
Boxes are the only shot I've taken so far, just a taste of the kind of great find this was. Will dust of the drums, set them up, and get some proper s...
11 years ago