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16 years agoCalf Skin Vs......???
First of all, NOTHING is like calfskin. There is no synthetic head that comes close, in my opinion. Calfskin is a thing unto itself and if you can aff...
16 years agoRoy Haynes playing a Jazzette
It appears to be a maple one. I'm not a big Roy Haynes fan, for the record, but....hey, it's Jazzette! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjawOCLFFe...
16 years agoAnyone Have Ludwig Green Sparkle Pictures
Green sparkle is nice, but it always fades -and usually unevenly! Gold sparkle is gorgeous and I see VERY few gold sparkle sets out there. I can't r...
16 years agoWMP Ludwig Jazzette
looks pretty nice!Cool1
16 years agoLudwig-badge with no serial#
Yep. The early B/O badges sometimes had no serial number -mostly in 1970. They are more rare than drums with serial numbers, but there is no excessive...
16 years ago1971 Ludwig question
DOH! Nothing like three guys giving the same answers!LoLoLoLo
16 years ago1971 Ludwig question
The Hollywood started out, originally, with two 12" toms, but then switched (I think it was around 1965) t a 12" and a 13" tom. A couple years after t...
16 years agoUncle and color suggestions
I didn't read the post well enough the first time and missed the fact that your snare is already red sparkle. So, with that in mind, I am going to cha...
16 years agoUncle and color suggestions
red sparkle
16 years agoBearing edges - Shall I Re-cut??? 60's Ludwig
Man! Those original edges are some of the best I've seen! Don't change a thing!Burger Kin
16 years agoVintage drums!
I agree. That's a pretty far assessment of the kit. The range is wide on more specialized kits like Beverly -which were never really popular, here, in...
16 years agoPopular sound qualities? (use in Ludwig Legacy)
I know! I was thinking the very same thing as I was typing! LOL! And, in a way, it's true. Poplar can be a very unusually-colored wood. I have seen it...
16 years agoPopular sound qualities? (use in Ludwig Legacy)
I don't even know what pith wood is, but I know that poplar was used because: 1. It steam bends very well and thus worked very well for the old way t...
16 years agoCleaning Ludwig sparkle wrap
AFTER cleaning off the drum really well... I used a product called Nu-Finish. It's made for cars. It's in a bright orange plastic bottle. I think the...
16 years ago