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Do You Use Vintage Hardware for Gigs?
I haven't gigged in a while but I was using all Ludwig flat base stuff and it was great being able to carry all of my hardware at once without breakin...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
just to be clear, those "slingerland" drums are not brass. They are aluminum with a gold dyed anodized finish.
2 years agoPearl Spin Tight Tension Rods with Acrolite/Black Beauty
Interesting idea. My questions would be: what happens when you lose the special key and you need to tune the drum or change a head? What happens when...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
From K.O....
2 years agoVDF's Drum History Section: Why Hasn't It Been Updated?
If you wanted to accept submissions for content, you could consider having the submitter sign a document giving you un-revocable license to post to yo...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
From slingerfan...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
Those claws were still in the 1973 catalog. They offered the threaded and un-threaded versions for single tension parade drums. So they were still a s...
2 years agoPost any and all bugs and issues here.
From OddBall...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
So nothing uniquely 50s then. Late 50s to early 60s would be more accurate. This would put us within the time frame of when the very first Ludwig alum...
2 years agoVincent Leef, Vitalizer Drums ??? (Speed King pedals)
He has changed his site to https://polyphonicdrums.com/ but he states there that he is going on a hiatis for three months or so and that was dated 5/1...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
I think I have heard the opposite. I suspect they both did it. Ludwig invented and patented the triple flange hoop. Slingerland bent the top edge in...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
Yes it is standard metal shop methods used for those drums. What you are discounting is that Slingerland had a specific way of doing them and Ludwig h...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
Well, the Acrolite first shows up in the spring '62 Ludwig Drummer issue. The description and the same picture is used through the '63 Ludwig New Prod...
2 years agoTama Artstars - Cordia Wood Restoration???
You need to get a new friend... Are they the high gloss finish or the matte finish? Pictures would also help. I always treat natural and paint...
2 years agoLudwig Acrolite drum set and Slingerland copied them
True. But given the exact same construction as the early Slingerland aluminum snare drums, and one Slingerleedy aluminum snare drum that I have seen...
2 years ago