Hi guys,

During the week I was told of an old Ludwig kit that was not being used and had been sitting in the same spot for years. Yesterday I went and checked out the said kit and found what is in the pics below.

As you will see there is A LOT of work needed to get them restored but I'm keen to give it a good crack! The Bass drum(22), Rack(13) and Floor(16) all have the exact same date stamped on them (Oct31 66) while the matching snare has (May8 67). The bass drum has had a double tom mount added as you will see which is a shame but I"m hoping can be returned to its original mount etc. The rack has also been made to fit the later installed mount. There was also a 12" BO sky blue pearl tom with the kit (not pictured).

As an added bonus the kit had its original speedking pedal, and some alright premier straight cymbal stands/hh stand. On the hh stand was a set of 15" Paiste black label 2002 sound edge hats in fantastic condition, just a little dusty. That I thought was a RAD bonus to the find!

Here in Australia you don't come across much in the way of vintage gear so I'm happy with the find, (until i get to the US next year and search around for gear there Cool1 ).

Ill keep posting some pics as I go and I'm positive I'll be asking for some advice as it's my first full restore. (wish me luck! ha)

Cheers n Beers!

Shane