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"YOU MAKE THE CALL"..... Please!
I, too, LOVE 6-lug Ludwig Pioneer snare drums. I think they are reeeeeaaaallly nice-sounding drums. For that reason, it is a very user-worthy model, i...
17 years ago"YOU MAKE THE CALL"..... Please!
The '64 OBP Pioneer. That finish and that year = good
17 years agoWhat kind of brushes are you using?
Whatever those traditional black rubber handle retractable ones that RegalTip makes are called.
17 years agoConn Snare?
Yep. I've seen Conn drums before. I saw one that was perforated with holes. The cool thing about old drums like that is the many different and unique...
17 years agoGaskets on drums - Why?
I think the idea of placing rubber or plastic gaskets under the lugs and mounts has become a rather common practice on new drums these days. But....Wh...
17 years agoHow do you tune your drums?
All my vintage "jazz" drum sets are equipped with coated Diplomats and/or original Weathermaster heads that came on the drums and on the bass drums, I...
17 years agoOK...I need some help!
Hi, Kurt. The reality is that people either want a great deal (cheap) drum and fix it up, themselves, or they want to buy the best unaltered, origina...
17 years agoLudwig B/O Black Beauty
It was likely done by the owner, himself. Some early Ludwig B/O badges were unnumbered and I suppose a few people figured it to be an opportunity to m...
17 years agoJust broke my 400
Being that your drum is a 1969 drum, it's very possible that you have an original early P-85. I also have a 1969 Supra (Jan. 7th) and it has a P-83. W...
17 years agoWill restoration ever become "taboo"?
That's a great response! I watch The Antiques Roadshow and when it comes to old wood furniture, it's a big no-no to refinish anything. With brass stu...
17 years ago20 or 42 that is the question .......
Interesting! I had no idea that was actually a REAL Rogers drum! DUH!. I thought it was a home-assembled drum that someone stuck a Rogers script onto!...
17 years ago1971 Ludwig drums - ballpark value?
They look pretty nice. Too bad the hand-made serial numbers are on the badges. I would say that the price could range from 700-1000 on a good day. Are...
17 years agoWhat was this year's most popular finish?
I know it's a little slow here lately but things will speed up when the server thing gets worked out. In the meantime, I just wanted to add that there...
17 years ago20 or 42 that is the question .......
That may be the Frankenstein drum of all Frankenstein drums I have ever seen in quite some time! Rogers you say? heh heh Seriously, though...I guess...
17 years agoWhat was this year's most popular finish?
Hi. Outside of seeing each company's (The "Big Four" I mean) Burger Kin sales ledger for every year they were in business, it would probably be pretty...
17 years ago