Lol, it's a recent pic. Dec. of 2010

Yesterday I bought a superb 18'' A Zildjian hollow logo, made in Canada, an early seventies 1123 spur-lok, and a free MIJ bass drum muffler thrown in. Traded for 170$ and a ludwig timbale shell. I also could've gotten a 1400 for 50 bucks, but passed on that.

1964 sparkle silver clubdate w/ cob supraphonic missing only floortom legs, springs, bd spurs and two bd t-rods (but completley disassembled ) $40.00 from my highschool, district Receipt said "old broken drums" this was around 1994.

1964 leedy Duco silver and blue 4pc 12/16/22/5x14 with bonus a zildjians 14/18/22 and '61 ludwig blue sparkle classic 5.5x14 snare $185.00 at a yardsale in Vallejo this was last year.

1980's Ludwig Rocker II in silver 7pc 12/13/14/15/16/22 standard sizees virgin bassdrum, two double tomstands and a couple of cheap rocker tripods, (no cymbals or snare) $80.00 just sitting in the DIRT at a yardsale in the ghetto.

Ludwig Keystone (circa 1966) supraphonic snare drum with white felt baseball bat muffler. Some chrome acne, generic throw and one extra hole. Sounds great, especially for $15. Local Craigslist. The pictures are from listing, as I have not yet taken any.

Rick D' Drummer

Ludwig Ghost kick drum pedal, 5 out 10 cosmetically but 7 out of 10 overall for $25 at my local Banjo Center.

I got a 16" Paiste China cymbal for 10 bucks off a guy I work with. It always seemed cooler thinking about getting a China cymbal than actually having one now. I hit it way too much and a little China goes a long way I have found out................crying2-07

that reminds me, I once got a Ghost pedal FREE!

my freinds uncle was going to use it as the accellerator pedal on his boat...I begged him to let me have it, and got the pedal.

I know I have told this story before on another thread but this is about deals right. My 66 Ludwig Super Classic belonged to a friend who had passed away. Fishing with him once in the Keys we were talking drums and he told me of this great Ludwig kit he had. He was in a wheelchiar and hadn't been able to play them since like 1972. So they sat in his dining room ever since in bag cases and a trap case. When he died a few years ago his widow contacted my ex-wife. My ex and I are still good friends. She asked me if I was interested in his drums. I went to the widows house and she showed them to me. I told her that I couldn't afford them and I said at the very least she could get about 2k for them. I told her if it was ok I would pay her in installments. All I had was 200 bucks. She said with a smile, "We'll make this work." I almost cried. I was loading the drums in my truck and felt like a little kid at xmas. When I was at her house there was no snare drum. She said Rick must have lost it. When I got the kit home and opened the trap case there was the Super Sensitive snare. I took them home and cleaned them up, put new heads on them, tuned them up and used them on a few sessions. Wow! Coming from a guy who was always a Gretsch guy, these drums made me a Ludwig fan. So now there is room for both Gretsch and Ludwig. LOL!

Latest and greatest deal so far. Pair of 14 inch Zildjian hi hat cymbals, one 20 inch sizzle ride w/factory rivets and one 20 inch ride. All of these cymbals are Zildjian Istanbul K's from the late 1960's for the whopping price of $400.00

Ludwig Black Galaxy 12, 14, 20 w/ hardware and 50's K Zildjian hihats all for $250.

Somehow managed to get rid of all that garbage over the years!!