hi guys and hello from Austria :-)
and hello to all the Ludwig supraphonic experts out there, i Need some help!
this my first Post here, and i know there have been similar threads about supra alu or brass, but at this time i am not really sure, because i had some 402´s in the last years, but this one is different.
i was always enjoying reading the Posts in this vintage drum Forum and i know there are Ludwig supraphonic experts in here, so i hope someone can help me out with my supraphonic, which could be a cob?, but to be honest i am not sure. i´ve attached some photos so you can see the snare and hopefully give some Feedback.
so what i know is:
Ludwig supraphonic 6.5x14
no pitting (i think so) - as you can see on the photos
weight 4.4 kg including hoops and heads and everything, so it is heavier than any supra i owned
a small very light magnet (5 mm) sticks very slightly to the Shell, but does not snap hard like on steel, another magnet i own (1,5 cm and heavier) does not stick to the Shell, which is confusing me (magnet test) - the small magnet by the way sticks also very slightly to my tama brass starphonic in the same way
Serial number pointy b o badge (1980 or not, 70s?)
it does not Sound (to me) like an alu/ludalloy drum, but who knows ;-), i does not Sound exactly Sound like a bb which i also had, but is in the same ballroom und a bit drier than a bb (because of the weight?)
so did Ludwig make ludalloy Shells that were heavier?
as you can see on one photo, someone did scratch the Shell inside before the pretty Thing came in my house.
Well the Thing that confuses me most is the weight, that every 402 sounds a Little bit different to another is also clear.
thank you all for replys and best regards!
Rainer
