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Ludwig Acrolite Serial Number Info
Please note that the serial number ranges and date ranges that zenstat quotes from my guide are approximations. There is often overlap in serial numb...
7 years agoBaseball Bat Muffler on B/O Ludwig?
The combination of a 3-ply shell, white Resa-Cote interior paint and a baseball bat style tone control point to a Keystone badge era drum. What ar...
7 years agoLudwig Acrolite Serial Number Info
zenstat got in with his response while I was typing.
7 years agoLudwig Acrolite Serial Number Info
Welcome to the forum. Acrolites from that era appear with both the two hole and twelve hole black faced P-85s. If you are going to have to spend a...
7 years agoLudwig Date Stamps
tpick - I have also seen date stamps from 1962 in both red and black. Red was more common, but some black stamps have been recorded. Have you found a...
7 years agoLudwig Paper Labels from 1971/72 Time Frame - Date Codes?
Tom, Thanks for adding your drum to the list. Rick
7 years agoDisplay Your Vintage Drums You Let Get Away
This is the one snare that I miss. It was just so cool looking. I bought an entire MIJ set that was covered in wood grain contact contact paper beca...
7 years agoDate of gretsch bass drum
Does it have the Orange and White label with the lifetime guaranty language?
7 years agoDate of gretsch bass drum
Small vent hole for Stop Sign Badge?
7 years agoDate of gretsch bass drum
That serial number should have appeared twice, as Gretsch reused numbers. It is either from the 1963 +/- time frame or the 1972-73 +/- time frame. W...
7 years agoKansas City Area Drum Swap and Shop - Vol. 2
Ryan - We had one vendor from Lincoln again this year. If you do Facebook, the group to join is called KC Drum Ambassadors. Otherwise, watch local C...
7 years agoSomething very rare...
I am working with Ambro77 to help identify the drum. I have not had up close and personal time with the drum yet, so it may be a little while until t...
7 years agoSomething very rare...
I am happy to help you learn more about your drum. Rick
7 years agoKansas City Area Drum Swap and Shop - Vol. 2
KO - I will bring it up at the next meeting. How is the Prophetstown Drum Ambassadors Show shaping up? It's at your house, right? CTMichaelV - You...
7 years agoKansas City Area Drum Swap and Shop - Vol. 2
The second Kansas City area Drum Swap and Shop is this Sunday, October 22 at the Holy Cow Marketplace venue at 3109 Gillham Road from noon until 5 PM....
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