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Vintage drum heads - Worth anything?
The Ludwig head is worth something...for the reasons you guessed -originality. Some people are sticklers! I happened onto a great deal a few years ago...
17 years agoOMG!! Life is good for 14" floor toms!
Gretsch stuff is really going crazy right now. Anything that can relate to a Gretsch "jazz" sized drum kit is off the wall! And that is a very nice-lo...
17 years agoAlloy Supra W/Flawless Chrome?
I've got two alloy Supras that are flawless.
17 years agoLudwig Octaplus
Indeed! Black Cortex is the finish (one of my personal favorites)...and your set seems very well kept. Can you check the numbers on the badges and li...
17 years agoBlack beauty confusion!
Chris, Regarding the "sharp-cornered vs. round-corned" B/O badges...I think it's safe to say that it's inconsequential to the sound or build-quality...
17 years agoU.S. Mercury or Star
...just to add... There is actually a group of collectors for Japanese stencil drums. Most are really bad quality...but some are of acceptable qualit...
17 years agoLudwig Octaplus
Well...it could be that maybe by then they had started production on the 6-ply shells that eventually overtook the original 3-ply variety, by then. Bu...
17 years agoLudwig Octaplus
Click on this: http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/ludwig_drumsets_complete.html ...scroll down until you find the Octa-plus kit and then click on the i...
17 years agoQuestion about Ludwig Mach5
Do a search for "seams" and see what you find. If you can't come up with anything, then I'll try to come back and describe the process I used to fix t...
17 years agoMore info on this Ludwig 8 Lug Snare Please
The p-83 is worth at least $50.00, therefore, I say buy it. I do see re-rings and it does appear to be a maple interior. The lugs look like Pearl to m...
17 years agoQuestion about Ludwig Mach5
By 1974, the shells would likely have been maple/poplar/maple 3-ply with solid maple reinforcement rings. Yours has the Granitone painted interiors......
17 years agoJune 18, 2008 - Painting Shell Interiors
lol! "Can you hear me now?" I have Ludwig drums ranging from 1941 to 1976. Here's what I can tell you: 1941 Ludwig Junior (kit) is single-ply mapl...
17 years agoHow Can This Be???
Interesting about the dense lugs....I wonder if that's the reason why one of my 60's 14 X 14 floor toms weighs 1/2 lb. more than the other...???
17 years ago1976 Rogers kit - what is its' worth???
Hi. Your best bet is to post the pictures on this thread. That way more people will chime in. Personally, it sounds like a similar set I had. Mine wa...
17 years agoHelp with Ludwig's tone control.
Yes. I concur. 1968
17 years ago