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1950s WFL Duco Kit Last viewed: 1 day ago

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Hi guys,

I've been working on putting this kit together now for over 2 years. The BD and ST I found on ebay and were pretty rough. It looked like they had been sitting in a barn or garage for 30-40 years and were covered with dirt and bird ****. The snare I found on line from a private seller and was in pretty good shape and cleaned up great. I feel lucky to have also found the 12X15 marcher on ebay and it also cleaned up pretty nicely. It's not a perfect match but I think it fits in nicely and that I would be hard pressed to do better.

There's no dates on any of the shells but I'm assuming they are all around mid 50s. I'm using 3 WFL snare stands for the snare and 2 toms. That means no extra holes in the shells and keeps everything WFL. I did modify (shorten) the floor tom stand that seemed to work out nicely.

What do you guys think ??

Doug

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Posted on 8 years ago
#1
Posts: 668 Threads: 39

Fantastic! I love Duco drums. I have 2 kits.

Posted on 8 years ago
#2
Posts: 5295 Threads: 226

Thumbs up!! Very nice indeed!!

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 8 years ago
#3
Posts: 1094 Threads: 183

AWESOME!!

I have NO duco kits because every duco drum I find is too chipped, flaked, etc.

I am jealous! Superb set!

Posted on 8 years ago
#4
Posts: 518 Threads: 70

Very cool, and even cooler than if they were perfectly matched!

12/14/20 Mahogany INDe Bop Cocktail Hybrid

Late 50s Black Nitron 3 Ply Gretsch 13/16/20 w/ Max Roach Snare
Posted on 8 years ago
#5
Posts: 6288 Threads: 375

Very cool indeed....!!

Kevin
Posted on 8 years ago
#6
Posts: 876 Threads: 77

I love to hear about fellow members who have a passion to take the time to piece together a nice vintage kit when one is not available as a whole. Very nice kit, the match is very close and looks great ! I agree with Mark, extremely tough to find a complete kit that is not chipped or flaked. I have a few snares in my collection but they were tough to find without a chip or two. I see you have a canister throne, WFL also?

Enjoy the kit !

No Guru - I just love collecting & learning about vintage drums!

Some of my favorites from the kits in the collection
58 WFL New Yorker Blue Sparkle
67 Ludwig Hollywood Red Psychedelic
69 Ludwig Standard Red Ruby Strata
70's Ludwig BOP "Ringo" Kit

A few of my favorite snares
20's Leedy Black Elite
51 Leedy & Ludwig Knob Tension
58 WFL Buddy Rich Classic Blue Sparkle
63 Walberg & Auge Sea Blue Agave Green Pearl
66 Leedy Shelly Manne Blue Agate Pearl
Posted on 8 years ago
#7
Posts: 621 Threads: 41

Those are killer! Really like the wood hoops on the marcher...........marko

Posted on 8 years ago
#8
Posts: 2023 Threads: 47

Absolutely stunningly awesome!

Mitch

Posted on 8 years ago
#9
Posts: 733 Threads: 49

Great looking set. I have a Black and gold set and love the look of the duco's also.

That bass drum badge looks a little strange to me though, where the spurs put on the wrong panels?

Posted on 8 years ago
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