so here it is ladies and gentlemen. been off the forum for a while (newborn in the house). but i think this one is pretty special so i thought you all might be interested. i just scored and started restoring a 1966 ludwig club date set in super rare burgundy mist metallic lacquer. i've only seen a few lacquered kits and never one in this finish. the same bmm on fender guitars of the same era. i bought it from the dude who special ordered it when he was a teenager. 12/14/20. gold inlays on the kick hoops. white ball bat mufflers. nickel hardware. there's also a 13 that the dude ordered as an add on in '68. it's a bit different, round muffler, chrome not nickel, and it came with a natural interior instead of white resocoat. he spray painted the inside of the 13 at some point in a poor attempt to match the others and it looks a bit janky. i'm gonna try to strip it and try to match the resocoat, but i'm not too worried about the 13 because it's an add on and i just look at it as a bonus. whole kit complete is complete. missing 1 t-rod from the 12 and 2 t-rods from the 14, otherwise all original. the only thing keeping this thing from being a museum piece is that when the guy ordered the 13 he also had a diamond tom mount plate for a double tom arm installed to hold both toms. kind of a bummer but i'm a player not a collector anyway and i'm sure this thing will get some use with my backline rental company. and the bearing edges on this kit are probably the best i've ever seen on a kit this old. obviously always had both heads on. any body ever seen one of these? here are some pics, just got the shells cleaned up, getting ready to do the hardware. just used a mild guitar polish on the shells because they have a very guitar like finish. these are gonna be sweet when they are done. hope i can keep them but i might have to sell them with the newborn around and all. i already own way too many kits......either way, it's gonna be a fun project. i'll try to keep progress posted.