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1969 Jazzette
They do have the 3-ply shells, but the interior is the granitine paint. The serial numbers are all around 1192950. I think that is around the 1974 bal...
17 years ago1969 Jazzette
Hey guys, I am honored and glad to be a part of the jazzette club. I will try and take good pics of my set and post them soon. Until then here is the...
17 years agoDownbeat Kit Mount Options?
One of my friends had a 14x14 sky blue floor tom and it was in okay shape. It was a 70's B/O badge and was a bit used. He got $500.00 for it on e-bay!...
17 years agoDownbeat Kit Mount Options?
I saw a set once that was a 70's 20,12,13,14 set. It had no extra holes and had a double tom mount drilled as well. The interesting thing was that the...
17 years ago1969 Jazzette
Very nice set indeed. I just picked up my first jazzette this past weekend. It is an early 70's silver sparkle 18,12,14 and I got it with a 1966 jazzf...
17 years agoWFL snare with US painted on shell
I have a marching drum that is WFL and has that U.S. in blue letters above the badge. I think they made lots of drums for the millitary around 1941-42...
17 years agoID for 1980's marching snare
I'm going to guess that your drum is from around 1984-5. I don't think keystone chicago badges in the 80's were used very long. They changed it to the...
17 years agoID for 1980's marching snare
It should be a maple shell. I think they made six ply shells up to the early 90's and then they swithed the number of plies. If the badge is a large k...
17 years agoBand O' Rama Ludwig
Definately a '69. I think those snares are just a school band thing. Give a different sound for a marching drum. I'm still going to guess that this is...
18 years agoBand O' Rama Ludwig
If I were to guess I would say 1969 on that drum. If that throwoff is indeed original than I would guess late 1969. Those large round mufflers were us...
18 years agoPlease Help Me Identify Ludwig Set
That is an outstanding purchase! One of my good friends has an 18,12,14 jazzette set from the 70's in silver sparkle. I think I might be interested to...
18 years agoBearing Edges: Rounded or Sharp?
I would guess that Marshall amps became the catalyst for a more precise bearing edge.guitar2 I think drum makers tried to make drums louder sounding...
18 years ago1960's Ludwig Drums
The oyster black is original. The snare is a real jazzfest that has been re-wrapped in the new 60's version of oyster black. I can't seem to find a re...
18 years agoThe oldest drum set
My 1941 WFL marble set has two toms that have a strip of spakle inlay on the bottom of the toms and no head or mounting hardware. They have top heads...
18 years ago1960's Ludwig Drums
Here are a few sets.
18 years ago