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Burgundy Sparkles
nice drums! they have definitely been living in some high humidity from the looks of that muffler arm and interior screw heads!
15 years agoNeither Super Classic or Downbeat?
When the collecting game started up, with it came different styles of collecting. One of those styles is to collect the configurations that Ludwig (or...
15 years agoHoly Ludwig! SIX Black Beauties?
Perfect storm in an imperfect economy.Burger Kin
15 years agoCocktail anyone?
Somehow, I feel like having a cocktail.Mind Blowi
15 years agoMahogany to Maple
That's very likely the case, in my opinion.
15 years agoHello from a new guy needing expert help.
That's a cool idea for you and your son! I was trying to think of what these types of snare drums were actually used for. I guess orchestral and dan...
15 years agoHello from a new guy needing expert help.
Whoops! Maybe I misunderstood! The drum in the picture is NOT actually your drum? If that's the case, then it's impossible to gauge the value. You sa...
15 years agoHello from a new guy needing expert help.
AMRAWCO = "American Rawhide Company" The shell is a mahogany/poplar/mahogany 3-ply shell. Maple hoops. The value is not real high (BUT WAY MORE THAN...
15 years agoRestoring 1970s Ludwig Supraphonic snare hoop
"2.0" is actually 1.6. That's the ones you want because that's what the originals were. You CAN use a 2.3 mm style, too. But the originals were 1.6 It...
15 years agoWho needs trademark photos when you can draw your own!!
That is a very rare "Young Stamp" A. Isn't it??x-mas1
15 years agoShimano drums?
Thanks. Those are related, but slightly different. The ones I have seen have a round badge and it says Shimano. Yes, the same big company that makes...
15 years agoImperial snare.
I am perplexed as to what the wood is on that drum! It might be beech. It might not. It for sure, isn't luan or mahogany. It's a 3-ply shell of unkn...
15 years agoImperial snare.
Beech wood is darker than maple and it darkens even more with age.
15 years agoImperial snare.
I think you can special order heads from Remo. I may be wrong. I think I heard that you could awhile back, though. That's EASILY one of the coolest s...
15 years agoShould it be refinished?
You will get mixed responses to your first question. Personally, I think Duco finishes will be fashionable again one day. It's the originality of the...
15 years ago