Driving home from post office, pass yard sale, snare drum & floor tom on grass, hey, that looks like it may be a Ludwig. U-turn and check. From the education I received on this form, I'd say it's a run of the mill Ludwig Acrolite. Correct? 8-lug, No S/N on badge. 1970?
Photo is as I got it today, no cleanup yet. For $ 5.00 I simply could not leave it lying on the grass...LOL.
Floor tom was a Tama Swingstar, left it behind.
Dang! What a deal, that will look great all cleaned up, and they can't be beat for the best in sound. Why did you leave the floor tom? It's always goodf to have a spare floor tom, and a TAMA would sound good, no matter what kit you set it with.
Good price. Should clean up OK. I got one just like it... 25$ at a flea market. Mine was a little cleaner. Those are good drums.
You got it for $5.00? Awesome! The vintage Acrolite is probably one of the most unique and best-sounding snare drums out there. It's everything a metal snare drum ever needed to be. -Spun, seamless, shell (same as a Supra -except without the chrome skin and two extra lugs)....unique look (gray!)....all Ludwig-designed components -lugs, rims, lug screws, throwoff, snare wires, drumheads -all of it made in America...
...and you got all of that for $5.00? Uh, yeah.....Good catch!Car Driving2 Gotta love it!
One thing I love about my vintage Acrolite is that it's a worry-free drum. I know it's become a cliche phrase when referring to them, by now, but...Acrolites are 'workhorses'. There, I said it! :) You never have to worry about scratching them or putting fingerprints on them. They are tough drums with a sweet voice! Someone would have to really try to break something on an Acrolite before anything would give out!
Looks like yours just needs a little TLC to bring it back up to it's full, natural...umm...beauty(?) HA!
Nice snag, man!
I have a 1969 version that looks like yours except mine has Imperial lugs!
I just walked to the grocery store and got stuff for lunch and dinner....carried it all in two SMALL bags...$26.00. It will all be gone by this evening! You got an Acrolite for $5.00!! I mean, come on! What can you get for $5.00 these days? (Answer: $4.00!!) Burger Kin
Beautiful! I got my first Acro recently and can't believe how good it sounds. You've got yourself a fine, fine snare drum there. Well done.
Wow, must be your lucky day. I'm always amazed at the deals all of you guys seem to find. I'm gonna start going to more garage sales.
I was thinking the same thing...but I'm also thinking we better get up early so we can get there early and beat out the non-drumming types, or we'll continue to see listings on ebay for em that read like "remo wetherking ambassador snare drum - starting bid $150"...haha
TLC applied, here's how she turned out.
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Needs new heads, and snares, but for what I have invested in it I'm a happy camper!
