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White Sealer - Ludwig Drums
Hi. It actually wasn't uncommon for a matched kit to have a mixture of painted and un-painted interiors. I have seen them come up a few times over t...
18 years agoDrum Timeline - Forum Input and Corrections
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18 years agolUDWIG DRUM SET IDENTIFICATION
The problem is the fact that there is an 8" drum. No Standard sets came with an 8" drum. In fact, I'm not sure when Ludwig started offering smaller di...
18 years agoI have a suggestion. Please read!
EXCELLENT, guys! Great job, David! this will make it a LOT easier to steer people. Thanks!
18 years agoI have a suggestion. Please read!
Hi. This website has a main page where there are links to click on that will take people directly to the serial number section, but they might be a...
18 years ago'67 Ludwig kit in strange sizes
Oh...my! You have made a VERY fortunate find, my friend! That little bass drum is a pretty rare bird....and with a 14 X 14 floor tom, you almost have...
18 years agoLudwig Super Sensitive Snare Question
not much at all from the description of it....spare parts. Five dollars , maybe.
18 years agoQuestions about compiling an old Ludwig kit.
Hi. Vintage Ludwig shells are commonly known as "3-ply" and they are the shells that give vintage Ludwig drums their unique sound. Ludwig used the 3...
18 years agoEarly 60's Ludwig Jazz Festival Snare
I don't know what your other drum is, but most all snare drums (99.999%) have snare beds of one shape or another. Some beds are longer and shallower a...
18 years agoEarly 60's Ludwig Jazz Festival Snare
That's done on purpose. Those "milled-out" portions are called "snare beds" and they are there to allow the snare wires to be pulled evenly across the...
18 years agoA question about linking
Hello, David. I was wondering if you could put some kind of link at the top of the forum pages so that it would facillitate making it a bit easier to...
18 years agoCan you help me identify these drums?
So...let me get this straight...You're saying that there is a Japanese stencil kit named U.S. Mercury? It's definitely a "stencil" kit from Japan -r...
18 years agoMy Vintage Brazilian Drums
Eu nao fala Portuguese muito bem!
18 years agoAcrolite Clarification
Yes, Philips head and a small flat washer on the outside and one of those gear-like lockwashers and hex nut on the inside.
18 years agoAcrolite Clarification
The little Philips-head chrome steel screw that goes above the muffler is the screw that holds the muffler's armature to the shell. You're in the ball...
18 years ago