My dog Lucy approves!

Here's the pics of the finished Ludwig "Silver Anniversary" restoration. Born around 1939, found new life in 2009.Jump For Joy

There are a couple non-original screws in the butt plate and the top rim is a Premier die-cast 1972, 14" tom hoop (until I find an original). Apart from that she's an all original beauty and sings like bird.

The only other problem I encountered... one of the interior screws holding the lug would not hold due to some stripping in the lug tap. I removed one the washers and it then held firm.

Installed Ambassador hazy snare and an Evans "Genera Dry". The strainer is especially gorgeous on this one.

I just finished playing her for about half an hour and she's sweetExcited

Specs: 8 Imperial lugs, hexagonally beaded NOB 6.5 X 14 shell

~Kelly

That looks great!

Thanks Gar.

Not many of these come along and it was a joy to fix 'er upClapping Happy2

~Kelly

Dang! That thing looks like new. The butt screws should be slotted eh?

I snagged a chrome luddy snare of of ebay a few weeks. Its a 90's model i believe. The strainer was bent and it had no bottom head or tension rods for the bottom rim. I fixed it yesterday. Im sure it aint worth much but it looks and sounds good now. Here's A ludwig snare 60 yrs later.

The butt plate screws should be slotted. I am going to try and source them out.

Nice work on the Black and White Luddy there Poppy!!

~Kelly

Your going to serch for original screws for a 1941 Luddy snare? That sounds like "lookin' for a needle in a haystack" Get some new ones and soak em in whink for a day or 2. that will eat the zinc off of them. Then you can polish the heads with a dremel wire brush. That might make them look authentic enough. Most screws on luddy butts I have encountered are like a size 6-32.

Good luck on that one!

I didn't know wink was so powerful. Does the same as Coke?

~Kelly

Wow, that is a great snare. Great job cleaning her up! Cool1

Thanks Leray. It's nice giving new life to a great 'ol drum!

~Kelly