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Tips on Polishing/Restoring Lacquer Finish Shells?
Treat it like a guitar! I owned a music store and refinishing lacquer finishes came up regularly. I would treat the lacquer finish on a drum the same...
12 years agoIs this why we started to play the drums???????
Boys will be boys.... John
12 years agoHappy Birthday Viola Smith! 100-years!!
From mlayton...
12 years agoIs this why we started to play the drums???????
LOL - I know, it was terrible, but kids will be kids and that photo triggered the memory. In my own defense, it's the only time I ever did anything li...
12 years ago1967 Ludwig Supraphonic Keystone Badge - Player's Snare -
John - For the price you're offering that great old drum, nobody is going to care about a mis-matched hoop and a few rods. Very cool of you to offer s...
12 years agoludwig badge from 1969
http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/ludwig_badges.html Click that link and scroll down the page until you hit the B/O badges. John
12 years agoPre-serial Ludwig COB
Lynn - Thanks to a good friend (I'm lucky to have,) the J-fest is a done deal. It's like X-mas, my birthday, 4th of July and Kwanzaa all rolled up int...
12 years agoPre-serial Ludwig COB
Ok... the cavalry is on the way and I'm negotiating for the J-fest. I am officially taking the COB off-sale! I'll post pix of the J-fest if the deal...
12 years agoIs this why we started to play the drums???????
That photo reminds me of a terrible thing I did once when I was 14. My buddy had a girlfriend he was boinking. One afternoon, he was making out with h...
12 years agoPre-serial Ludwig COB
I really don't want to, I LOVE this drum, but Mike Layton turned me on to a pre-serial SBP J-fest that matches my 63' kit perfectly and the only way I...
12 years agoChrome plated brass rims
Here ya go buddy... http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_7 Also, try ebay! John
12 years agoPre-serial Ludwig COB
LOL - Don't feel bad buddy, with the exception of two human beings in the country, so did everybody else! If i had hit it, I would have gifted you the...
12 years agoThis drives me crazy
> What 'story'? The toms belonged to Oldschool! The guy made up the BS story about a dixieland band just to sell them. I don't blame oldschool for be...
12 years agoShow us your workhorse snare
This is my bronze Luddy. Most recently, I worked for 6 mos. with a local Blues band and this was my go-to snare. Awesome sounding drum. It now resides...
12 years agoPre-serial Ludwig COB
I've opened up the thread. I need to get this drum sold and bump the ad back to the top every once in awhile. If it gets buried too deep in the for sa...
12 years ago