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New vintage Ludwigs, pics soon!
Just picked up a 1979 Ludwig Power Factory kit (6 concert toms, 18" floor, 24" kick & 6.5" Supra), COW, and all original stands, in extremely amazing...
11 years agoRubber spacers for under Ludwig lugs....
Msg sent, gotcha covered.
11 years agoLooking for that Fat/Wet Snare - Recommendations?
It's important to use a new (or barely used) head for the overlay, so it lays flat on the snare batter. Otherwise, the effect is diminished. Cool to...
11 years agoLooking for that Fat/Wet Snare - Recommendations?
All interesting suggestions, but here's the quick, easy, unexpected answer. Cut out a 13½" circle from a new 14" head. Tune the snare higher than you...
11 years agoEstablishing a proper and accepted name for a drum reapir-rehab person
The Drum Whisperer :)
11 years agonew ludwig legacy with or without internal tone controls
There are better methods to damp a drum head, I'd leave the toms 'virgin'. Bermuda
11 years agoTo Gig or not to Gig?
Good questions, not every answer is a simple one though. I do gig regularly with several bands and have roughly 30 kits, and half are '70s and earlier...
12 years agoAcrolite drumset?
Of course they made stainless steel drums, not sure why they opted for that over the Acrolite's Ludalloy (aluminum) shell. Possibly a weight issue? Wh...
12 years agoWhere are Ludwig USA metal snares made?
Ludwig's seamless shells - the brass Black Beauty & COB Supra, bronze, and Supra/Acrolite - are made in the U.S., thought not at Monroe. They're outso...
12 years agoL.A. area music store with tons of vintage drums!
Yeah, right down the 91 from me. I picked up a few cymbals a while back, but most of the gear is overpriced, or in poor to only fair shape, and they d...
12 years agoWho will inherit your collection?
The plan is to halt the acquisition mode when I turn 65, and start selling my gear (that'll be in slightly over 8 years.) If anything happens to me be...
12 years agoSelling Drums On Consignment
Consignment precentages vary, 20-25% is more typical. But I agree, lower the price to $1300 and see what happens. That's a nice kit BTW, you shouldn'...
12 years agoWeird Ludwig color -- "Blue and Olive Oyster"?
If the shaft is small enough - 12.7mm or about 1/2" - it will absolutely work for mics.
12 years agoWeird Ludwig color -- "Blue and Olive Oyster"?
That's just what the Ludwig people were calling it, they have a few different pet names for finishes, just as the drummers do (such as "bowling ball"....
12 years agoBermuda??
A nice kit, but my Sonor phase started and ended 29 years ago (it was a very brief phase...) Bermuda
12 years ago