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RB bass drum Muffler Question
The bottom of the felt strip is stationary so it can't move away from the head therefore the very bottom of the strip would always have some contact w...
11 years agoLudwig Split Shell Snare?
From lersch...
11 years agoLudwig Split Shell Snare?
Early 80's era Coliseum model. 8x14 with 12 lugs. I have one of the "solid" ones that I bought new.
11 years agoBest vintage hi-hat stand?
Ludwig 1124 all the way. It does everything a hi-hat needs to do and in a light and compact form. The pre-1975 models with the flat legs (tubular legg...
11 years agoGretsch question?
2003 is right around the time Jasper went out of business. As I recall Gretsch stated that they had an ample supply of Jasper made shells on hand and...
11 years agoluddy 1400 flat base through the roof
I bought a really nice 1400 the other night at Music Go Round for $30 but they have been selling for $75+ (usually +) on ebay the past few years. Cal...
11 years agoBill Ludwig infamous "green vistalite" letter
From Mike T...
11 years agoUSA, Vintage Gretsch
SSB (Stop Sign Badged sets from approximately 1970-1980) tend to sell for less than the earlier Round badge sets. These were basically the same drums...
11 years agoBill Ludwig infamous "green vistalite" letter
Even though he would be the person who should know these things I wouldn't say that necessarily means that any green sets over 50 are fakes. I have a...
11 years agoQuestion about a Strange 60's Ludwig Kick Drum
Fairly common way to order spurs at the time. Some folks preferred the disappearing spurs to the fold outs and some thought 4 were better than two. Do...
11 years agoBass Drum Mounted Ride Cymbal
I had the same problem, I ended up buying just the "L" arm off ebay, cutting it to the required height and then mounting a vintage tilter to it. It's...
11 years agoGretch Bass Pedal Question?
The Floating Action pedal is in the mid 50's catalogs and was still in the 1981 catalog, virtually unchanged. Probably the only reason Gretsch still d...
11 years agoLudwig Gold Sparkle
That was a great deal but that's champagne sparkle. Gold Sparkle looks like this....
11 years agoLudwig B/O Badge Serial Numbers 1400000-1499999 and 2300000-2999999
I don't have any drums within those ranges. To me those large gaps reinforce the idea that the badges arrived from the manufacturer with the numbers a...
11 years ago70's Ludwig badge question..?
It would be very unusual for those drums to have gone out without badges (although one should never say "never" with Ludwig). My guess is someone ripp...
11 years ago