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Gotta love the 1920s Universal

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Picked this up a couple weeks ago in rough shape. Nearly all the clips were broken and i feared the finish was beyond repair. I read about semichrome on the forum, which worked wonders. I was not expecting much in the way of sound, but with ambassador's top and bottom, it sounds great. It's a bit beat up and sounds somewhat raw and trashy- perfect.

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'68 Ludwig Ruby Red Strata
'68 Ludwig Mod Orange
'58 Gretsch Starlight Sparkle
'69 Ludwig Clubdate BDP
'60s Ludwig Clubdate Black Lacquer / Nickel
'67 Trixon Speedfire Red
COB Ludwig Supra
Many projects
Bunch o snares
Posted on 13 years ago
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Raw and trashy is the way they're supposed to sound! That's sweet one. Nice find.

Enjoy,

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 13 years ago
#2
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i have one also. about the same age but a little different looking. if yo need extra clips i have about 10 or 12.

here i s a pic of my universal. 14x5 i think.

and one last picture for mothers day.

Posted on 13 years ago
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From auto.pilot

Picked this up a couple weeks ago in rough shape. Nearly all the clips were broken and i feared the finish was beyond repair. I read about semichrome on the forum, which worked wonders. I was not expecting much in the way of sound, but with ambassador's top and bottom, it sounds great. It's a bit beat up and sounds somewhat raw and trashy- perfect. [IMG]http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i383/jim7485/bfc33847.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i383/jim7485/3ab76e41.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i383/jim7485/9a7a6ee5.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i383/jim7485/7483217f.jpg[/IMG]

They definitely don't have to sound raw or trashy!! That drum will tune up tight and right!! I have a 4 x 15 and a 5 x 15 and it's a cannon set up with the right heads and tension. Try a few things out. One thing I did with mine was to set aside the original clips and buy some steel clips for regular use. They are far tougher than the brass originals and stand much higher tension. Don't let the 6 lugs fool you: it can sound awfully big and punchy!!

Posted on 13 years ago
#4
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Sweet snare it cleaned up nicely!! I love those old snares gotta get me one.

VW, where can you get the steel hoop clips? All the ones I've seen online are solid brass? Thx.....

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 13 years ago
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From FFR428

Sweet snare it cleaned up nicely!! I love those old snares gotta get me one. VW, where can you get the steel hoop clips? All the ones I've seen online are solid brass? Thx.....

I bought them here:

http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2451

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'68 Ludwig Ruby Red Strata
'68 Ludwig Mod Orange
'58 Gretsch Starlight Sparkle
'69 Ludwig Clubdate BDP
'60s Ludwig Clubdate Black Lacquer / Nickel
'67 Trixon Speedfire Red
COB Ludwig Supra
Many projects
Bunch o snares
Posted on 13 years ago
#6
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Thanks! I saw those and thought they were the same. Drummaker sells brass ones for $2.50 ea and drumfactory was $2. I figured they were just a better price. I didn't know they were steel.

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 13 years ago
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