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Black Ludwigs

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I have in my possession, a set that consists of a 13 Ludwig Classic tom with a B/O badge date stamped 75 (if I remember correctly), a 16 Ludwig Classic floor tom with a Keystone badge date stamped 74 (again, if I remember correctly), and a 22 inch bass drum that is a B/W badge Rocker. I'm guessing the guy that had them rewrapped the toms to match the bass (and did a very poor job). The badge grommets are cut off at the ends (on the inside). The toms have re-rings. They are 3 ply, I think. I'ts been a while since I have even looked at them (they are in my parents' basement about an hour away in cases). So here's what I am thinking:

Buy Classic lugs for the bass drum and 2 Keystone badges and install new grommets. Sand the shell interiors and re-lacquer them. Take the crappy covers off all the drums. Sand the fire out of them, and then..........and then: do a jonnistix glitter job on the and get them as close to a Ludwig Orange Glitter as possible. Perhaps a black base with a gold glitter.

Or I could just sell them.

The question I have is: someone probably ruined the value of the toms by rewrapping them and taking the muffles out and putty-ing over the holes, right? I have nothing to lose, right?

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Posted on 14 years ago
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The lugs on the Rocker bass drum will be a different hole pattern than the large classic lugs if they are the Rocker II/Standard style lugs. The hole spacing would be 2 3/16" on the rocker lugs. Large classics would be 1 11/16"

This could be an issue, unless you drill and fill extra holes and don't mind doing so....

Posted on 14 years ago
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OK here we go 1974 would be blue olive badges not keystone, so you can put what ever badges float your boat! any time you re-wrap considerable devaluation is done!! sounds like you have a great players kit here, so if that's what your needing them for then do the necessary work to them, you can sell them but you won't get much out of them the color your choosing Isn't a Ludwig color but if your going use them to gig with who cares!

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Posted on 14 years ago
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From LoveLuds

do a jonnistix glitter job on the and get them as close to a Ludwig Orange Glitter as possible. Perhaps a black base with a gold glitter. I have nothing to lose, right?

First of all, that is cool to have it done and it is really simple. Second, Ludwigs that look orange are really a faded Gold Sparkling Pearl. I learned that in my infancy of investigating vintage drums. Looks great, but it is really gold. So, orange glitter looks great and it is soo much cheapoer than wrap, it is easy to repair, and lasts. However, it is fairly permanent....

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Posted on 14 years ago
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