Is anyone aware of a Ludwig kit manufactured in the mid-'60s that was factory-issued with a 14x20 bass drum, two 8x12 rack toms, a 16x16 floor tom and a 5x14 Supraphonic snare?
The closest thing I could find was the company's Hollywood kit. However, the Hollywood came with a 14x22 bass drum in lieu of the 14x20. Was the smaller bass drum offered as an option on this particular kit?
Don't know but always thought the double 12x8 rack toms made no sense. Or I wonder what were they thinking?
That same size rack tom set-up was part of the Hollywood kit set-up. I own a pre-serial keystone Sky Blue Pearl Hollywood kit. 12", 12", 16", 22" w/original COB Super.
It's a 'Hollywood' set-up!
John
That same size rack tom set-up was part of the Hollywood kit set-up. I own a pre-serial keystone Sky Blue Pearl Hollywood kit. 12", 12", 16", 22" w/original COB Super.It's a 'Hollywood' set-up!John
Thanks, John.
It's the 20" bass drum that was throwing me off.
Yeah, I agree, the 20" is a 'curve ball' in that set-up, but the dbl. (same size) rack toms was a feature of the -early- Hollywood kits' set-up.
John
probably a special order. ive also seen a Hollywood form that era that was 22/13/13/16.
I too own a 65 sky blue pearl Hollywood 22/12/12/16 jazzfest kit. you'd be surprised how nice those two 12's sound together. lots of tuning spread in a 12.
mike
No derail intended... I just want respond to Mike.
I only use one of the 12"s (I play the kit 1-up, 1-down) because that second tom always sits where I like my ride cymbal to be. I was never too crazy about 2-up set-ups for that very reason.
And... it's good to hear that I can get a decent spread out of them if I ever decide to use the second tom.
John
The catalog sets were like "suggestions" but you were free to order any variations from that outfit that you wanted so there are plenty of sets out there that don't quite align with the ones pictured in the catalogs but are no less "factory" because of that. Someone may have told their dealer they wanted the Hollywood set but with a 20" bass because they preferred that size or because it saved them a couple of bucks or for whatever reason. The dealer would be happy to order it that way and Ludwig would be happy to build it. All the drums were the same, just the combinations of sizes (and sometimes hardware) might be different.
In hindsight the dual 12" toms seems a bit wacky but initially that was the norm on double mounted tom sets from all the manufacturers. It wasn't until the mid 60's that the 12/13 combo took over as the "standard" for a five piece set.
