That's right. Rub it in. Man........sometimes I don't enjoy my limitations. I welcome you to my solus existence. I sincerely could not believe how brain-dead dumb that move was. I knew better. Now, to top it. I "forgot" to pick up an extra tom mount. I've got one for a cymbal holder, but no tom mount. Obviously, I used that one for the tom. Now I've got to shop for a bass/cymbal holder. I've got to get another for the 12 inch tom. In case you're counting...that's two. Dang! It never stops.

I hear ya....again, been there before....DOH

We can pretend they hit the perfect time during 1969/1970 when Ludwig ran out of the keystone badge and the substantial supply of B/O badges hadn't come in yet. They actually shipped some drums with only grommets. That works for me. They look so clean without that B/O on it. If it were the keystone, I might reconsider. Maybe I'll shop around for some keystones. Not a bad call, Luddyman. Not a bad call at all. Don't get a big head, but you are two for two with me. You've hit the nail on the head twice in two days. Smartypants.

I didn't realize they were B/O badges originally.....yeah, I'd leave them off then....LOL! I own a set of them but I'm not a fan of that big honkin' badge. The keystone was much more subtle and classy.....:)

Love the gold sparkle.

Hey Michael,

You know those shells are stamped APR 1971, right? I just noticed your signature and thought I would mention it.

Hello Michael,

Drums look beautiful - the gold sparkle looks incredible.

I was wondering if you could tell me what sort of polish you used on the hardware, it looks really good. I've got a ton of it to polish myself.

Thanks

Don't laugh....Turtle Wax. Seriously. I scrubbed the lugs and such and then use the spray bottle of Turtle Wax to give it a protective sheen. They come out pretty nice. It works for any chrome piece; stands and all.

Very nice job, dude !

In my own very humble opinion, I'd hunt down a pair of black-painted bass drum hoops with recesses to accept strips of matching wrap -- when I see maple hoops, it just shouts "modern" to me... A dumb little detail, I know, but, well, I just dig the old style black hoops with inlays.

I noticed you have a wing nut on the P-1672 bracket on your tom. Wing nuts are okay for folding spurs, floor tom legs, and cymbal L arms, but I'd suggest you use a hex nut on your tom bracket.

From long-time experience with Ludwigs, I've learned that mounted toms really need the torque from a hex rail key instead of just thumb-tightened wing nuts. Well worth the effort of finding the right hex nuts and a rail key.

A set of gold sparkle Ludwigs is one of the sweetest-looking drum sets on stage ! Champagne is nice, Red sparkle's nice - but that nice. clean gold wrap job you've done is simply majestic !

Working on it. I'm using these until. They look 'ok' for now. They actually look nice due to the antiqued tone next to the gold. But, I seriously am looking.

That's because that IS a bass/cymbal mount. I FORGOT to locate and purchase a couple of tom mounts. DANG DANG DANG!!!

Something else..........