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New Bass Drum Day...Bonham Content!!

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All I can say is, I'm blessed!! This one is one of those "barn" stories. You know, the kind you read in car magazines where some lucky guy responds to a classified add and finds a mint condition '69 Hemi Road Runner under a tarp in some old lady's garage. In this case, it's a '69 Ludwig 14"x26" in completely original condition, right down to the heads. It even had a wad of shredded newspaper inside from 1974 used as dampening material!! The kicker was, the guy I bought it from (very nice guy who knew what he had but wasn't trying get rich) was way out of state, computer illiterate and didn't have a car big enough to drop it off at a UPS store. Fortunately, my sister lives about an hour and a half away from him and she was able to pick up and ship them to me. To top it off, it came with a 16" ft and 14" rack tom, although mismatched. I cleaned them up a little today, which consisted of wiping them down with some windex to get the dust off and set them up with the rest of my orphans. Have a look-see:

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[IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk298/stramm8/Ludwig%20Thermogloss/IMG_0640.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk298/stramm8/Ludwig%20Thermogloss/IMG_0648.jpg[/IMG]

Posted on 14 years ago
#1
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What a find!!Very Nice, and clear Interior, Those are My favorite ludwig shells!!! really nice drums!Cool1Clapping Happy2

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 14 years ago
#2
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These are really nice drums! Cool1

Will you be rewrapping the toms?

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Posted on 14 years ago
#3
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From Gilnar

These are really nice drums! Cool1Will you be rewrapping the toms?

Thanks!! I think I'm going to try to find some original red sparkle toms before I go the re-wrap route. The first thing I need to do is find a rim for the 18" and get it tuned up!

Posted on 14 years ago
#4
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I guess you must be at the right place at the right time!!! Nice find.

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 14 years ago
#5
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I restored a 14" rack tom I had w/clear maple interior to match the the rest of the kit minus the 18". Someone had spray painted the shell so I scraped it off and it turned out pretty good. The nice thing is that it is has the correct left-hand side tom mount/badge location ala bonham...

[IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk298/stramm8/Ludwig%20Thermogloss/IMG_0666.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk298/stramm8/Ludwig%20Thermogloss/IMG_0669-1.jpg[/IMG]

Posted on 14 years ago
#6
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I like your jelly bean kit! it's very cool!!!Jumping2

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 14 years ago
#7
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nice find.....nice bass drum!

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Posted on 14 years ago
#8
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Hey could you do me a favor and measure the Ludwig logo (height x width). I'm wanting to get a repro made but need the size. I love that size logo on the blue/olive badge Ludwigs but can only find the vintage or the bigger new style. Thanks! If anyone knows of a source for the smaller 70's logo I'd really like to get a few for my kits.

Posted on 14 years ago
#9
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From Boscoe

Hey could you do me a favor and measure the Ludwig logo (height x width). I'm wanting to get a repro made but need the size. I love that size logo on the blue/olive badge Ludwigs but can only find the vintage or the bigger new style. Thanks! If anyone knows of a source for the smaller 70's logo I'd really like to get a few for my kits.

I will do that and do one better. When I pull the head off, I'll make a photo copy or scan it. Do you know of a source that can do an accurate repro with the white background?

Posted on 14 years ago
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