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vintage 15" two piece black beauty
They aint no good at all no way, so send any you find to me. No they are great drums I've got 6 15" Ludwig & Ludwigs 4" to 6" depths. All sound gr...
14 years agoMike Curotto Have You Heard Of This Snare?
Ah yes thats right Mike had the first Hart special and is pictured in THE book.the second was the one with the swastikas,I knew I'd seen a picture of...
15 years agoMike Curotto Have You Heard Of This Snare?
William S Hart had two snares made for his son by Ludwig,this is the second,His son was just 3 years old when he was given the first one for his birth...
15 years agoWhat's hese radial fine lines on the cmbals.
Do'nt it just.
15 years agoWhat's hese radial fine lines on the cmbals.
The lathe chatter is not generally caused but the lathe as such,it really should be called tool chatter,The cymbal is spun on the lathe against a form...
15 years agoWhich do you prefer, old kick pedals or new ones?
I don't think I'll ever give up the Ghost.;)
15 years agoLeedy Snare, Bass and Hardware Restoration
China tom holder,the toms all had two heads tacked on, the bottom head rested on the tangs. One of my china toms still has rub marks from the holder o...
15 years agoLeedy Snare, Bass and Hardware Restoration
Definitely china tom tom holder,the bottom edge of the tom rests on the two little tangs,the side rests up against the half moon shape and one of the...
15 years agoWhen Did 1920s Ludwig Metal Shells Change?
Opinions vary about the exact sequence for the making of the shell,but basically the shell was made by rolling two pieces of brass sheet into tubes, s...
15 years agoelectric cymbals,its all been done before!
I dont know whether this has come up before.But I found this little tip I've just read in the Ludwig Drummer Magazine Spring 1930.[page 192 in the cen...
15 years agoWhen Did 1920s Ludwig Metal Shells Change?
The 2 piece shell,There is one man who not only knows nearly everthing about these shells but even makes modern copies in the old way. His name is Adr...
15 years agoWhen Did 1920s Ludwig Metal Shells Change?
Its almost impossible to sort out what changes were made by an company in the twenties,And as the two piece shell were I believe made by a outside con...
15 years agoLooking for 1920s examples, painted Bass Drum Heads
Ah, there is a painted head bass drum on ebay at the moment,It was listed under furnishing as some one added a glass top,The drum is I'm sure a Leedy...
15 years agoLooking for 1920s examples, painted Bass Drum Heads
"The Ludwig Book",publisher Rebeats, 2003. isbn 1-888408-09-x. subtitled"A business History & Dating Guide. Great book anyway you look at it. Dion...
15 years agoLooking for 1920s examples, painted Bass Drum Heads
One last thing, page 42,of Harry Cangany's book "Mr Leedy and the house of wonder" has a wonderful photo of the Art Department at the Leedy factory wi...
15 years ago