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Ludwig snare identification and restoration
I think you're right that the strainer has been switched, & WFLKurt would know about location on the drum; I've never committed that stuff to memory....
12 years agoWTB: KB Oyster Blue Snare
Lookin' for the original '60's wrap......marko
12 years agoWTB: KB Oyster Blue Snare
I'm looking for a Keystone badge Oyster Blue snare, preferably a Pioneer. Anybody sellin'?.......marko
12 years agoSuperclassic bass drum?
Let me clarify & correct my previous post, since I got off my ass & checked my catalog (1964): The catalog drumsets are has been said: the Downbeat,...
12 years agoSuperclassic bass drum?
Ludwig offered two lines of drums--Club Dates, with center lugs, & Super Classics, with double lugs. You could get a variety of sizes of Super Classi...
12 years agoClub Date Rewrap
Purdie & I have both done have both done duco fade paintjobs, and a simple black paintjob is timeless, & cheap. Wrapping a whole kit can get pricey.....
12 years ago~1970's Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl Jazzette~
From wflkurt...
12 years ago'63 Pre-serial Ludwig Acro with factory-crimped snare beds!
Yay!!....marko
12 years agoDont Shoot! I need to drill! Ludwig 12x15 For Club Date
You're gonna love your new floor tom, & save a bunch of dough skipping a 14x14. I don't have a factory one--made one myself, like you. Don't know th...
12 years agoLudwig Burgundy Sparkle
Nice-lookin' set! That's a classy wrap...marko
12 years agoLudwig 15" floor tom info wanted.
When I did a conversion from a marcher to a Floor Tom, I really struggled with the leg spacing--you just can't get three legs evenly spaced between 8...
12 years agoanybody gig with a hoop mount tom???
here's another old guy who uses one--it holds up a 13 just fine, but it took a little while before I came to trust it.....marko
12 years agoCymbal Crack/Repair questions
I'll go look for a grommet kit. as far as cutting out an edge crack--I'm no hand with a grinder, but a jigsaw with a metal-cutting blade seems simple...
12 years agoBlue Oyster Pearl Ludwigs cleaned up.
Yup, those came out real nice. the wrap's the key; the hardware's easy. that's a nice drum set.............marko
12 years agoMiscellaneous Ludwigs for sale
Updated. I know the red Pioneer is on the expensive side, but it's a beauty. And the cowbell still works. Thanks......marko
12 years ago