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Beautiful! I really dig the green.

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My newest addition is a 1940 LUDWIG & LUDWIG,Black and Gold set.Not sure of the model.Might be the 11"Tom was an after purchase addition.This set was spray painted gold at some point in it's life!The previous owner did a great job cleaning off 90 per cent of it.(thanks Aaron).He did leave the most pesky part which was about 60 per cent of the 11" Tom.I ended up using Goo Gone with reasonable success.This is my only Duco painted set and my only one with the mounting bar on top of bass drum.I love this set!

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Sweet 67 kit hate to see it go

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Awesome sets here, guys!!

Cheers

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Here is my 70`s stainless monster set...See my signature for sizes...Left out in the pics are the 12/13/14 double headed toms and the 6/8/10 concert toms...

Sorry, I can`t seem to get the entire set in one pic!!

Cheers

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Got a couple of new ones 4 or 5 days ago. When i say new it really means old kits but new to me..An old trans-badge 22-13-16 and a L&L 20-13-16.

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My 65 Super Classic. Not sure it’s really a Super Classic.
20/16/13/12
The 12 is a 67

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My old Ludwig and Ludwig. Pioneer 28 X 14 bass drum from Chicago, 14 X 6.5 snare from Elkhart. Old Ludwig hi hat stand.

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My 65 jazz festival and 70 supraphonic.

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I know that this a pretty old thread, but here is my latest kit that i picked up in late August. It's a Ludwig big beat in black cortex, but only three drums are pictured.

cheers,
Rob

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Rob - I gigged a 70's Ludwig Black Cortex kit all through the 80's and early 90's. Best sounding set of drums I ever played. They were some heavy bastards though which broke my back during load in and out. Great drums though, I loved them.

John

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John-- Absolutely on both counts.. Yes Sir ..Beastly sounding drums, and a burden to carry.
Good thing i work out 3-4 times a week, or else it would've been --Hurting

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These are my silver sparkle club dates
They are sort of an unexpected side project while restoring my red sparkle club dates
The silver kit has some pretty hideous damage to the wrap on the floor tom that I have yet to sort out
also the rail assembly is a Japanese knock-off and will be replaced The red snare is a pioneer but the silver is a Jazz fest

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Here's my pre-serial number Ludwig kit.

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Just pulled my original 60's set out of storage. Pretty good condition.

Getting ready to sell.

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Awesome drums!!

Cheers

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There must be more out there!!

Cheers

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Just saved this one from a dumpster.
Was painted over and only extra holes was the mount which was added to a virgin bass drum and the 13" to accommodate tom mount. 22/13/16 pre-serial.
Early 1960's Red Sparkle.

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From a dumpster?!?!?! Which part of MA are you in?? I start dumpster diving in your area!:pLoLoLoLo

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No Kidding DionneDrummer
I'm not sure exactly but someone saved it from the dumpster and then I took it from there. Here is what it looked like when I got it.

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My Ludwig at the gig.

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Here's the back end of the Drums!

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That’s so funny

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Here is my 1965 Ludwig Super Classic kit with matching Pioneer snare.

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Here is my 1969 Ludwig Standard Blue Strata set I've owned for 41 years.

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My early-mid 70's 3 ply kit I've assembled starting with my 4 piece kit I bought used in 1976. All era matching except the 8" & 10" dated to the early 80's.

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Here are my late 70's, Pro Beat Thermogloss.


Also, here are a favorite set of Ludwig's, once owned by Carl Palmer.

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Thinking of selling his kit.

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The most Blue I’ve ever seen in Oyster Blue, March 17 1964 date stamped Pioneer.
St. Patty’s Day Drum!☘️

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My first time trying to upload some pictures. Let's see if I have done this right :)

Here are some Ludwig drums I have added to my gear list in the last year. First up I found a '65 Jazzfest in red sparkle. I fell in love with it, and have been looking to add to it ever since. A few months ago I was in Saskatchewan and got a line on a '67 red sparkle kit that needed some love. I brought it home and have been getting it gig worthy. The kit is 22"/13"/16". The bass drum was in rough shape on the outside, and someone had painted it black inside, then blue. Yikes! I found a '65 shell at a local shop that was in much better shape, so I swapped it out. I have all the original hardware, however I want to use this kit, and so I have updated a few things. I replaced the bass drum spur mounts and cymbal arm mount with modern Ludwig versions. They allow me to use the notch and memory lock to help keep them from slipping. I also switched out the rack tom mount with one from inde drum company. It is an isolation mount of sorts, and required no drilling. Works much better than a snare stand or the original mount (imho). Also, I replaced the consolette with a modern DW one. Again, no drilling was required, and it is much more sturdy and adjustable. The only modification it required was to replace the carriage bolts, as the DW ones are too thick for the Ludwig holes in the shell.

Also, I added a '63 Supraphonic this year. It is a gorgeous drum that I love playing.

Then a few weeks ago I found a '67 Acrolite with the manufacture date stamp that matches the day my wife was born. I have never had an easier time convincing her that we should buy another snare drum. "Look honey, it was made the same day as you". :)

Anyway, that's if for now. Thanks for looking.

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1960 22-13-16 with matching Pioneer...Incredible sound and look. Love it.

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updated pics

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Here's my 2009 Ludwig Classic Maple kit in a black oyster pearl finish.

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Skins, That is quite the kit, thanks for sharing.

Wayne

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Let`s see more!!

Cheers

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'71 20/12/14/16 w/6.5 x 14 Supra

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My beloved WMP Downbeat from 1965, which I play every single day.

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1984 factory engraved Bronze Supraphonic (75th Anniversary Shell)

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Those look awesome!

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Thanks! A matching late 50’s Jazz Festival is lurking in there too.
They sound just the way they look! :)