Hi, I've just got me a B+O badge late 70's /early 80's Super Sensitive. I had to have one and I got it cheap? (less that $200) is this a good price on this drum in perfect working order? It has the original heads, wires, muffler, the lot! Some pitting, but nothing major. I don't have it in my hands yet. It's on the way. John, AKA Purdie Shuffle was ranting and raving about it so that gave me food for thought. :D John if you're out there perhaps you could give me a crash course in using this snare and talk me through that snare strainer mechanism? Any info would be welcomed. I'm sure I'll like this drum. I just have a few questions, like can I put that SS strainer on my COB without having to drill any extra holes in the shell? And whatever other info any of you Super Sensitive owners can impart on me. Thanks in advance.
Info on Luddy Super Sensitive
Here ya go brother...
http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=29519
If you still have any questions after reading the thread, fire away.
John
Here ya go brother...http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=29519If you still have any questions after reading the thread, fire away.John
Excellent troubleshooting guide there. Thanks John. I can see myself having fun with this even when I'm not playing it. It looks like the kind of thing I could enjoy "messing around" with. Laughing H And probably breaking. If it works fine straight out of the box I should probably just leave well enough alone.
Here are a couple of photos of the strainer. This looks to be in order? Any missing parts that you can see there? Cheers.
looks like it is missing the guard on one side. nice drum!
mike
I agree, only thing missing appears to be the guard on the release mechanism. If it sounds fine right out of the box, best to leave well-enough alone for now. Once you are more familiar with it you can trouble-shoot it and see if it's out of alignment anywhere.
Think symphony orchestra - that's the sound you'll get from that drum. Crisp, dry, articulate, 'military sounding'. From soft buzz rolls up to all out forte' you'll hear every tick. In that sense, they are pretty unforgiving. You'll either improve your technique or get frustrated, but you'll hear every mistake on that drum. When you get it right though, there are few snare drums other than a Dynasonic that I can think of that is as articulate and great sounding as a SS.
Enjoy it. If you ever need help with it pm me. I'll be glad to help out in any way I can.
John
Thanks Mike and John. I didn't even know it was missing the guard. I'll "fool around" with it until I get it set up to suit my playing. Thanks for the info and advise, John. I'm sure I'll get back to you on this when I get it. Thanks a lot!
OK, so this drum arrived the other day. It worked fine straight out of the box so I didn't do too much messing around with the throw off. It sounds great! Very articulate snare drum. I'm liking it.
+ 1 to Mike as usual!
If I may be permitted, a suggestion to understand how it works in detail the SS system, is to carefully disarm it, taking extreme caution not to mix pieces and keeping meticulous order identification (can be use partial pictures and numbers)
That could allow to use it much easier then, and calibrate to your preferences...
I own four SS (LM410 / 411 x 2 & LB419t) and they are considered by myself as my favorites among many others snares! :)
Congrats and good luck!
Ludwig '67 Classic B.D.P.
Ludwig '79 Classic Pro-beat
C. A. F. '72 New Sonic "The Argentinean Ludwig"
A bunch of Ludwig snares..... + Dyna & P.Tone.
and always trying to recover some orphan drums!!
Here are a few photos after a bit of a clean. Not lovin' that non-coated batter head. I like the sound of this snare. It's snappy sounding. It's a snappy dresser. :)
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