Beautiful! 12x20? Really? I didn't think they were even making 14x20 Club Dates during the transition period. Another missing link? :)

Stunning! Very cool kit. Oh, I would love to sit behind those ...

I bought the kit from the original owner as a 'basket case' - just one stop away from the trash heap. The shells and hardware were sound so I stripped them down to bare wood and did a top to bottom restoration on them.

These are the original sizes of the kit. They are not orphans. (Except for the Jazzfest which I added to complete the kit.) And although I haven't seen a whole lot of them, I have seen other 12"x20" bass drums from Ludwig. It was originally set-up as single-tension, but I converted it to dual tension to make accurate tuning easier. It's an awesome sounding little kit too. 3-ply mahogany interior/poplar/ maple exterior w/rock maple re-rings. FAT CITY! Tone to die for.

John

hey john. always nice to see those beauties!

mike

Hey Mike! You're here too? Now, I feel more at home. The Band

I needed a drum fix bad, so I broke down and signed up here. So far, it's been like 'old home week,' I'm loving it. I'm telling you, I couldn't have been cut off from my social network at a worse time in my life. It's great to find you all here. Does my heart good.

John

You got lots of buds here.....

Your resto of these is still my inspiration for mine, when I get time!

Kev

I never got to post pix of the completed Camco's at the other place. Are there any Camco lovers here? If there are, I'll take a bunch of shots and show them off. I'm having tons of fun playing them. They sound so good that they've brought all the fun back to playing for me. It's like I'm as excited about playing these days like I was when I was a kid and first picked up a set of sticks. The drums are so great, they make me sound much better than I am. As weird as the 13", 15", 16", 20" set-up is size-wise, I got a great spread between them and the drums sound killer. The hybrid 60's Camco snare shell combined with the DW lugs and hardware made an awesome sounding snare drum to complete the kit. I'll take some shots over the week-end.

Hey Kevin, if the clubbies 'motivated' you, the Camco's will definitely get you out of your chair and into the workshop.

John

Looking forward to pics of the Camco's....

I've got these on my mind right now.

A Slingy re-wrap, just waiting for bass hoops to dry, and they will be for sale.

A JHB sized Slingy project... thrashing around whether to go Mahogany or wrap with Green Glass.

The Clubbies....

Mmmm, green glass, love it. Kevin, those clubbies are just a strip & spray away from looking factory mint. Duco is du-able and easy, all you need is an old turntable, a steady hand and the will to do it. Those are some really worthy project kits. I would have been all over those like ugly on an ape. I admire your ability to resist/procrastinate. It would make me crazy if I had that many cool projects just sitting around waiting.

John