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71' 3-ply Ludwigs

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Okay,

So this killer deal fell in my lap. I picked up a 71' silver sparkle 3-ply Luddie set, with a 67' Acrolite, for $150. The Acro cleaned up nice, slight pitting on the lugs with just a few scuffs on the shell. I stripped the shells completely, cleaning all the hardware, some slight pitting on the chrome. The wrap is faded, but in decent condition, with some slight seam lifting on the bass drum and floor tom. Theres 3 sets of holes drilled on the bass drum, with the consolette using one of them. I put carriage bolts in the extra holes, doesn't look too bad. I was initially going to fill the extra holes and re-wrap, but with everything cleaned up, they look pretty good. I picked up the missing muffler for the 13" tom off ebay. The bottom rim on the 16" floor tom has some slight rust, not too bad. I'm in the process of sanding and re-painting the wood hoops, I might need to replace one of them. The one thing I was thinking of doing was installing some 1/2" spurs, but I would have to widen the hole on the shell. I already have a set of mounts and spurs, I'm just debating it. I'm going to gig with this set and it will be a players set. I'll post a couple pics when I get to my desktop computer.

"Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail". John Wooden

Blaemire / Jenkins-Martin drums.

http://www.jenkinsmartindrums.com/
Posted on 16 years ago
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To me I think that is one of the most important parts for my playing sanity. If its a players kit why not.

Posted on 16 years ago
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I would'nt do anything to the bass drum legs. Once something like that is altered, it devalues the set greatly. Those original legs should work fine. A bass drum anchor out front could halp any sliding problems. I just don't think it is worth the drilling.

"wfl does not stand for world football league!"
Posted on 16 years ago
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I use a Crash Pad. It's a rug which has weighted corners and a block of wood built into it so there is no need for spikes or anything else to damage the flooring. My whole set including stands as well as myself are on the rug so there is NO WAY your drum will move..... unless you hit so hard you can actually move the weight of the set, the stands and cymbals as well as yourself. :) For $35 I think it's a great investment!!

Posted on 16 years ago
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Hey Just

Where did you get the crash pad.......

Posted on 16 years ago
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John ... The crash pad can be purchased at nearly any music store or online at places like Musicians Friend. I'll tell ya, I've had mine for 2 years and no rips, or anything. It cured the problem of my bass drum "walking" when we would play smaller venues and the club owner requested no spikes which would damage the flooring. Here's a link ... the price went up a few bucks in 2 years but not much.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Kaces-KCP5-Crash-Pad-Drum-Rug?sku=549476

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kaces-III-Drummers-Crash-Pad-KCP-5-NEW-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ250207509679QQihZ015QQcategoryZ10173QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

There's another place to look.

Posted on 16 years ago
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Quoted post

I would'nt do anything to the bass drum legs. Once something like that is altered, it devalues the set greatly. Those original legs should work fine. A bass drum anchor out front could halp any sliding problems. I just don't think it is worth the drilling.

The only reason I was thinking of doing this, is that I have the parts. I'm actually missing the original spurs. I'll probably just pick up a set off ebay.

"Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail". John Wooden

Blaemire / Jenkins-Martin drums.

http://www.jenkinsmartindrums.com/
Posted on 16 years ago
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I would guess, since it's a players kit, it's pretty much whatever you feel the need to do to make it "playable" for you. I'm a fan of keeping things original, but to each his own. If you have the parts and don't want to put more money into it, then why not install them?? Good Luck!!

Posted on 16 years ago
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I guess you certainly can do whatever you wish but I merely suggested it bcause once something is altered you can't go back. Sometimes what people actually think is a players kit could actually be considered a bit nicer. It's not hard to get original Ludwig parts for most of thier stuff. Here are some 70's repro spurs. Good luck.

http://www.jp2creations.com/

Look under parts and then go to bass drum spurs. The 70's ones are just under the 60's versions.

"wfl does not stand for world football league!"
Posted on 16 years ago
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Thanks for the info guys. I'm just real antsy to play these bad babies and the spurs are holding me back. I'll wait for the correct spurs to come along. Patience, patience, patience...

"Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail". John Wooden

Blaemire / Jenkins-Martin drums.

http://www.jenkinsmartindrums.com/
Posted on 16 years ago
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