Can't really tell, but it looks like the badge has been re-attached -grommet is incorrect. Also, the reflection is deceiving but I don't see reinforcement rings on the shell. The interior should be painted white. The finish is definitely not original and the woodgrain looks like something other than maple -birch, perhaps? Again, the pics are bad and it's hard to see the details. The lugs are Ludwig bowties and they are commonly found on snare drums of that era as well as on the Clubdate kits. I can almost assuredly say that this is not a Ludwig drum. It will never sound like a Ludwig drum unless it has the right shells and everything else. There is virtually no resale value in that drum because it has been so "Frankensteined". More pics of the interior of the drum would seal the deal.

I agree with that assessment. It is also difficult to see the interior, but the badge does look like it has been messed with. Unfortunately, the only value with this drum if you ever intended to sell it is for all of the component parts.

I would go find an original example that might need parts and work on that instead. You might find another drum that needs the lugs, etc...

Keep it as a player!

David

Yes, I was affraid of that. The grommet did not look right to me either, but i am not a Ludwig guy. I was also questioning the wood grain being maple. Here is a picture of the shell, but still not a very good picture:

[IMG]http://www.fifedesigns.com/misc/08_1_b.jpg[/IMG]

This drum is on eBay: eBay auction - maple snare and I figured I would just bid up to the ammount that I think the parts are worth. And if I get the drum and it sounds great, and is not too heavy, I will gig with it. otherwise I will part it out and try to figure out where the shell came from. The guy selling it on eBay is probably getting sick of all the questions I am asking him, but hey, he needs to describe his drum better, huh?

Thanks guys,

RF