Yes, that's what my Ludalloy drum weighs, too! Confirmed.
BTW...I thought there were a few brass models made in the late 60's. Are you sure there weren't any made, Ludwig-dude?
Yes, that's what my Ludalloy drum weighs, too! Confirmed.
BTW...I thought there were a few brass models made in the late 60's. Are you sure there weren't any made, Ludwig-dude?
i heard there were some left over brass shells from the early sixties that were made into "normal" supras in the later 1960s..... also so i've seen, there are some ludalloy supras with cimped snare beds, as they would be normal for a brass supra..... correct me if i'm wrong...
with Ludwig anyway, from what i've read, there is not a "for sure" but always only a "normally". there's exceptions for a lot of normalities. from my point of view, this makes the collecting and playing even more interesting......
Hi,I own a 1968 Ludwig LM400 Supraphonic and I was sure that the shell was made with Ludalloy.But someone recently told me that because there's some pitting on the lugs and the hoops but the shell is absolutely clean, this could be a brass shell.What do you think of that ?thanks
I'd say you were correct, it's most likely a Brass shell. You can test it under a lug on a lug bolt hole, just use a small file to see if it's brass.
Silly!! A magnet doesn't stick to brass!!
I know. I know. I was thinking "steel". I feel dumb, okay? crying2-07
I'd say you were correct, it's most likely a Brass shell. You can test it under a lug on a lug bolt hole, just use a small file to see if it's brass.Silly!! A magnet doesn't stick to brass!!
How does it look like if this is brass ? Yellow ?
Don't you think that the weight test is enought to say taht it's not a brass shell ?
How does it look like if this is brass ? Yellow ?Don't you think that the weight test is enough to say that it's not a brass shell ?
Weight test might be enough, but Ludwig had such varying degrees of standards for things It's nice to be absolutely sure.
Yeah, it would be yellow, or "brass" color metal.
Weight test might be enough, but Ludwig had such varying degrees of standards for things It's nice to be absolutely sure.Yeah, it would be yellow, or "brass" color metal.
It was only my curiosity, if one day I can find a COB model LoLoLoLo
Weight test was enough;)
thanks
I'd say you were correct, it's most likely a Brass shell. You can test it under a lug on a lug bolt hole, just use a small file to see if it's brass.Silly!! A magnet doesn't stick to brass!!
If its date stamped 1968 and serial number dates to 1968, it is ALUMINUM. COB shells were all gone by then, and yes the early aluminum shells did have crimped snare beds. Brass shells returned briefly in the late 70's, then replaced by bronze, then reintroduced in the 90's.
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