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1963 Ludwig Hollywood
They look like some sort of mic stands with the upper section being from an old Ludwig cymbal stand. -? Cool idea! I actually always wanted someone to...
15 years agoAdvice needed: glue down lifting wrap
I'll tell you the way I did a similar job: Super glue. Now, some people will say NO! Don't use it! But I did and it worked perfectly. All I did was...
15 years ago67 supra
It's 99% certain that it's aluminum. There's never a 100% with Ludwig! But, there are a couple of ways to tell if it's aluminum of brass. If it's bras...
15 years ago67 supra
It's aluminum.
15 years agoCan I Add A Second Ride Tom Without Doing Harm?
Ah, yes. I just checked it out. beautiful kit. If it were me, I would just play the kit as a single tom mounted and add a second floor tom.
15 years agoCan I Add A Second Ride Tom Without Doing Harm?
If the rail consolette is mounted on top of the bass drum -as opposed to off-center, then you might be able to add a second clamp to the rail and moun...
15 years agonow it's getting silly
Hey, if I found a mint condition kit, then I would play it. Why not? I would just take off the old heads and put some new ones on and have at it. I w...
15 years agoTrade PS3 for Drums??
You did well on your trade. But, in all reality, I would have never believed that you would have gotten someone to give you that much for a PS3, eithe...
15 years agoWhat are the similarities among Leedy, Sling and Ludwig
...and the other major company's drums? Usually we concentrate on the design features that help define a certain company's essence. But, in many case...
15 years agoHELP! Can you identify this snare at all?
I don't recognize the drum, but I have seen similar drums. I have a couple of old "toy" snare drums that utilize a kind of free floating system, too....
15 years agoSlingerland Mahogany Kit
Wow! What a beautiful color!Burger Kin
15 years agoLudwig 1400 Flat Base Cymbal Stands
I have stands with both versions and, since I'm pretty sure that Ludwig did offer them for a minute, I actually prefer the T-style over the mouse eare...
15 years agoLudwig 1400 Flat Base Cymbal Stands
P.S.S., I've never seen a wing screw like that one on the tilter in the third picture. That's gotta be a replacement from some alien spacecraft or so...
15 years agoLudwig 1400 Flat Base Cymbal Stands
P.S., There is no difference between a 1400 snare base and a 1400 cymbal stand base. -same exact thing.
15 years agoLudwig 1400 Flat Base Cymbal Stands
Well, in all honesty, I think they could be original if they were from very late 1969 through somewhere in the neighborhood of 1973. and, I'd almost s...
15 years ago