Hey guys,

I recently grabbed a Ludwig kit for free off my old highschool and it's something I haven't seen out there before. I figure by the hardware and shell construction it must be an entry level kit Ludwig produced similar to the Standard series. Typically, on ebay the Standards, where they are most sighted it seems, feature painted interiors w/ rerings, a different type of lug (more rounded) and usually the infamous "Strata" finishes. Now this set is a little different, the lugs on it are lugs I've never seen before, and are (I'm sure you lug makers will love this) made of some light yellow plastic painted with a chrome paint. Luckily the hole spacing matches the Ludwig Large Classic lugs so I was thinking about maybe switching them out. The interiors look to be around 6-8 ply, no rerings, speckled grey paint interior. Definitely from the 70's and not earlier that I can tell because of the curved arc spur mounts and the tom mount in the bass drum. Toms are a concert tom configuration, 12", 13", 16", 22". The finish is the classic, beloved Butcherblock finish. The badges are a thin plastic, triangle shaped, "Ludwig Combo USA" with low serials, in the 700's. I thought about grabbing some new heads for it and spurs and such, is it worth it? Another option I was thinking, was to throw some Ludwig Large Classic lugs on it and rewrap it. Any help and info about these drums would be greatly appreciated. Thanks