Stipplegold? Ludwigold?

1930's Ludwig Pioneer bass drum I think.

Checker758 -O.K. I'm in. The snare seems to me to have those 1936-40s Ludwig&Ludwig lugs and the snare butt might be a "Super" type. Natural wood (Mahogany) shell to me. If 30's, then t.c.'s bass drum choice might not be far off, if it was a set. But a Pioneer set probably didn't come with a "Super" snare though.

E.E,'s hi-hat seems to be missing the top cymbal. Great photo! I have never seen that one before.

I hope some of those that are more knowledgeable than I will give this a shot.

I really dig that sweater!

Obviously, the picture was taken at an apres ski event in a ski lodge. The Muddy Waters band went over so well that the tradition of Blues and R&B artists went on for many years. It was captured on film in the 1960's when the whole Beach Blanket Bingo gang were surprised by who appeared when they opened the door to the ski lodge. James Brown and the Famous Flames were just coming in from patroling the slopes. Within seconds of entering the ski lodge, James and the band were perforimng "I Feel Good" for all the ginchy kids doing the frug. Take a look below:

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Oh, WOW! What a trip! I LOVED that movie when I was a kid. The beach/ski movies always had my favorite things (at that time): drums, hot rods and fights! Sometimes, there was even surfing and skiing! ;) That scene takes me back like a time machine (or maybe The Way Back Machine?). Thanks for posting it!

First thing I noticed was the jacked up cymbal. How'd that sound?

So many of the drummers who blazed the trail for jazzers, bluesers, and rockers made do with whatever junk they could cobble together. We are still trying to sound as good as these pioneers with our vastly improved percussion gear. I will be forever in awe of the people who inspired me to play drums even if I didn't know their names.