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1919-1922 LUDWIG & LUDWIG 5 x 14 6 LUG/FANCY SCROLL ENGRAVED DeLUXE STANDARD MODEL Last viewed: 2 hours ago

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From Purdie Shuffle

Mike sweet drum! I bought an 5"x14" 8-lugger/wave pattern, recently that had a heating element (lightbulb fixture) but it had no extra holes. They used extra long screws to mount the bulb fixture to the back-side of two lug holes! The drum also has 'Pat. Pending' on the strainer which I imagine makes it an early one. I set mine up to play; replaced clips, added a set of vintage Snappy Snares and it's a wonderful sounding drum.Do you ever play any of the vintage drums you buy? If so, how do you set them up to sound more like modern snares? Just curious. Some guys collect and use some of the instruments they buy while others strictly collect and archive.Again, thanks for sharing one of your finds. Always fascinating/fun stuff.John

Hi John,

There are two reasons why I don't play the vintage snare drums that I buy...1. In order to get a vintage snare sounding the way I would like it to sound I would have to change the calf heads to Evans or Remo, change the Snappi Snares/gut snares/silk-wound to Puresound wires, change the rims to triple flange and in most cases change out the strainer mechanism and at that point you are still looking at a 50/50 chance of the drum sounding the way I would like it to sound so I prefer to keep the vintage snares in original condition...2. I prefer the sound of modern-day snare drums. I have 60 modern-day snare drums in my drum studio from great drum builders such as Craviotto, D'Amico, Dunnett, Ludwig etc.

Mike Curotto

Posted on 11 years ago
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Wow! Sounds like you have snare drums well covered from the beginning to the present! Congratulations.

Posted on 11 years ago
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From Gerald Sterken

Wow! Sounds like you have snare drums well covered from the beginning to the present! Congratulations.

Hi Gerald,

I collect snare drums from 1900-1945 but I do have a few from the 1950s-60s.

Mike Curotto

Posted on 11 years ago
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mike for a minute you stopped at the booth i was helping out, and bought a acro from the guy i did not have a chance to say hello but maybe this year gary

April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
66/67 downbeat with canister
Super 400 small round knob
1967 super classic obp





once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
Posted on 11 years ago
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From jaghog

mike for a minute you stopped at the booth i was helping out, and bought a acro from the guy i did not have a chance to say hello but maybe this year gary

Could it have been a 5x14 clear Vista-lite? Was it in the back of the main building?

Mike Curotto

Posted on 11 years ago
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Mike - what do you know about the welded bearing edges on these shells? I figure they were trying to stiffen the shell by welding the turned bearing edge to the shell. I'm just curious if there was a 'musical' reason for doing it; to make the drum sound better. Do you have any info on that detail? It's an air-chamber they created and then purposely vented along the bottom. I was trying to figure out if it was something done for 'tone'. (?)

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 11 years ago
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From Purdie Shuffle

Mike - what do you know about the welded bearing edges on these shells? I figure they were trying to stiffen the shell by welding the turned bearing edge to the shell. I'm just curious if there was a 'musical' reason for doing it; to make the drum sound better. Do you have any info on that detail? It's an air-chamber they created and then purposely vented along the bottom. I was trying to figure out if it was something done for 'tone'. (?)John

Hi John,

Probably every thing that you stated...the older catalogs have something on this...I'd contact John Aldridge as he's an expert on this.

Mike Curotto

Posted on 11 years ago
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Hey Mike, I have a vintage BB that I've had for about 40 years. I only dust it periodically and have never cleaned any of the parts or shell/ Any recommendations?

Thanks, Rob

Posted on 11 years ago
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From RobH

Hey Mike, I have a vintage BB that I've had for about 40 years. I only dust it periodically and have never cleaned any of the parts or shell/ Any recommendations?Thanks, Rob

Feel free to send me some photos... [email]mike@curottodrums.com[/email]

Mike Curotto

Posted on 11 years ago
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Thanks Mike. Photos sent.

Posted on 11 years ago
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