Bought set new, play frequently through the years but not regularly. Always kept in hard cases. Still looks virtually like new. Just replaced the 46 year old Ludwig heads with Remo Emperor Double Heads...WOW! Got rid of all the felt strips, etc. Really sound good!
FYI, made the logo on the bass using my computer, ink jet printer and printable "laptop skin" vinyl from OfficeMax.
I gotta know....did you keep those original heads? It would be a shame to just throw them out....I mean, how many of us can say we have the original heads to our vintage kit? Cool1
Great looking set. I hope you didn't throw the heads out. Heck I'd buy them if you still had them.
I am wondering, I have seen the "Hollywood" set with different sizes, which config is this one? It would be rather embarrassing to tell why I would like to know.....
22" Bass, 2- 12" Toms, 16"X16" Floor Tom. When I bought the set I got the 14"X5" SupraPhonic Chrome Snare instead of the wood shell. (Wish I could find a matching Gold Sparkle snare.)
I just checked with my wife...she did not throw away the old Ludwig heads like I asked her to do...she knows better about these things than I do!
I've got a 61 Super Classic that has been wrapped in Gold Sparkle. It's not original. I didn't do it. But, if you are interested...PM me.
Bought set new, play frequently through the years but not regularly. Always kept in hard cases. Still looks virtually like new. Just replaced the 46 year old Ludwig heads with Remo Emperor Double Heads...WOW! Got rid of all the felt strips, etc. Really sound good!FYI, made the logo on the bass using my computer, ink jet printer and printable "laptop skin" vinyl from OfficeMax.
Very cool looking set! I like those cymbal stands too - what are they? Are they original to the set?
Scott
They look like some sort of mic stands with the upper section being from an old Ludwig cymbal stand. -? Cool idea! I actually always wanted someone to make stands that had those twist tighteners. Cool!
beautiful kit that you have there. that is the color that ludwig used in their early to mid 60's catalogs to showcase the hollywood kit. ive got a 22/12/12/16 hollywood 65 model in sky blue pearl. mine had an acrolite with it but i later picked up a jazz festival which was listed with those kits. i see that you have the much desired 1123 ringo hi hat stand with it as well. very nice.
mike
If I could suggest...a hoop mount cymbal arm would look killer with this kit. They are fairly cheap and plenty strong enough to hold that cymbal. That would take away that Gibraltar clamp and arm. Just a thought. Nice stuff there.
