Do any of you Ludwig experts know when Ludwig switched from knurled ends on FT legs and L-arms to the more commonly seen grooved ends? (see pic below of both types). I'm trying to determine which style FT legs should go on an early 70's 16" FT.
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Mike
My 1971 floor tom has the grooved legs.
1971 Ludwig Rock Duo set in Blue Oyster Pearl
early Mapex dual bass drum Saturn kit
1964 Leedy Ray Mosca kit in Blue Sparkle
1959 Slingerland Super Gene Krupa snare in WMP
1968 Slingerland Hollywood Ace Snare Drum
1969 and 1977 Ludwig 400 Supraphonic snares
1965 Acrolite snare
Ludwig Coliseum snare
'68 Rogers Dynasonic snare
Pearl free floating piccolo snare
13" Mapex piccolo snare
6.5" deep Mapex steel snare
Mapex 6.5" Brass snare
I know there's more snares than that.
UFIP cymbals / Avedis Zildjians
Ghost pedals or Tama King Beats
you kids get off my lawn
I think mid 1965 when they switched the design on the floor tom leg mounts.
70's were definitely the splined type.
My 1968 kits have the grooved.
Thanks guys! So I'll install the grooved legs on my early 70's FT. And thanks BEC for narrowing down the transition to 1965 (presumably without having to go check your warehouse of kits).
Mike
I've been curious about this myself. Glad for the answer!
