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Hi. I'm hoping one of the many Ludwig experts here can help me solve this dilemma.
See that nice blue sparkle snare drum? Well, there are a couple of "problems" with it.
It is stamped IN RED INK...and yet, the date of the stamp is "Dec 13 1969" . Sure enough, the picture would seem to indicate that date. If it was a '69, the stamp should have been BLACK ink -if it was stamped at all.
The badge is four-digits "3009" and that should correspond to a 1964 sequence -not a 1969 sequence (which would have had 6-digit number)
It is equipped with a "baseball bat" style tone control (muffler) with RED felt. If the date is correct, the tone control should have been a rotary style with a round, grey felt.
The interior is painted white. If the date is correct, the interior should have been clear maple by then.
Here's what I think....I think it's a 1964 snare drum. Either someone at the factory couldn't see the number they were loading and put in a "9" instead of a "4" or it's the oddest 1969 drum in the entire Ludwig world!
It might even be that the ink got smeared a little bit and the "4" took on characteristics of a "9".....?
I say it's a 1964 drum with a mistaken stamp date. What do you other Ludwig experts think?
