Looks GREAT!! Looking forward to seeing it totally finished.

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Hey,

I've got a very similar Ludwig to yours. I've got the original Luddy mounts and spurs and am thinking of getting a modern replacement due to the practicality of them. Did you original have the Luddy mounts and have to replace them. If so could you please tell me how you did so and what spurs and mounts you used on your kit.

Thanks

"I've got a very similar Ludwig to yours. I've got the original Luddy mounts and spurs and am thinking of getting a modern replacement due to the practicality of them. Did you original have the Luddy mounts and have to replace them. If so could you please tell me how you did so and what spurs and mounts you used on your kit."

Unless your bass drum has already been drilled with loads of extra holes, don't drill to fit modern parts if you can help it. You will ruin the value of the kit. I'd suggest either getting a modern kit to gig with or stick with the original fittings on the Luddy. I find that my BD stays in place just fine with the original 60's spurs and I'm playing rock. I have added velcro to the underside of my pedal which stops any movement forward as long as there is carpet under the kit. As for the tom mount, if you feel the orig one is too flimsy, maybe use a snare stand to mount the rack tom or a RIMS/optimount.

It's your kit but that would be my advice for what it's worth.

Hi again and thanks for the nice comments.

My bass drum did not have the old mounts, just some badly filled holes and even four bigger holes, two front and two rear for folding spurs, looks like the ones that Ludwig used on their 18" BD but it's not original I think.

So I plugged a lot of holes, got a piece of Oyster Blue-wrap from a very nice guy in the UK and got some new legs that's simple and not too big, they required three new holes each. And because the drum is like a Swiss cheese anyway, I wanted it stylish but also practical.

Someone had previously also installed mounting brackets for felt stripes à la Gretsch that needed six holes each, one side they had messed up and had to drill new holes - you can see some of the plugged holes on the support ring.

I do not think I have devalued anything on this one but rather increased the value since this set has become a really good and useful player with a lot of character.

The L-rod is now an old Ludwig and this construction works well, but I've ordered a Gibraltar L-rod with one side that fits Ludwig and the other side is slightly thicker and perhaps will fit the Tama-mount better.

Nice work. I certainly think you've improved this kit with the changes you've made. My comments were directed at mrludwig just in case he was thinking of drilling a previously unmolested drum. I know all about extra holes as my luddy has been attacked in the past by someone who must have got a new drill for Christmas. Looking at some of the holes I have to assume he drilled them after a very boozy Chrismas dinner as well.

Where did you get the blue oyster pearl wrap? I need some inlay strips for my BD hoops.

Andrew

Hi Andrew, I understood what you meant and I would never drill into a nice drum either. In my case the damage was already done when someone had drilled for a modern mount and a lot of other holes - some of them related to alcohol here aswell...

I got the wrap from Len at Classic Drums.

http://www.classicdrums.com/

Hey, thanks for that. Len was very helpful and has found enough off cuts to put together some inlay strips for me. The final piece in the puzzle.