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More boom on a 20" bass drum?

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Hi guys,

Interesting ad on Reverb this morning. A nice looking 1967 Ludwig kit in burgundy sparkle. 12/16/20 with the bass drum "special ordered" at 18" deep. The original owner certainly had vision into the future!

I wonder how much more Ludwig would charge for special sizes like this?

I also wonder if the owner could find a zippered case to fit that cannon?

Regards, MB

Posted on 2 years ago
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Whatever the extra cost, and it probably wasn't much back then, that's a rare bass drum. The low end must be huge!

Posted on 2 years ago
#2
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Le chanoine!

Posted on 2 years ago
#3
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How deep were their 20" floor toms?

It may be a converted (at the factory) floor tom shell.

If those were only 16" deep (I only played a Ludwig kit with a 20" floor tom during high school- it was the school's kit, and that was a long time ago), then truly a custom build by Ludwig.

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Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 2 years ago
#4
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My 20" Ludwig floor tom was 18" deep.


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

 

Posted on 2 years ago
#5
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Lots of red flags for me on this one. Something just isn't "right" about that bass drum. I would need to see more pictures before believing this was a special order.

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Posted on 2 years ago
#6
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My late 70's 6 ply 20" floor tom is 18" deep...

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Posted on 2 years ago
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The Reverb posting that started this thread (18" inch deep bass drum) was back up again today. Search for:

USED Ludwig Keystone 1967 Burgundy Sparkle drum set

Used – Very Good

$2,500

$1,600

$900 price drop

+ $150 Shipping

Regards, mb

Posted on 2 years ago
#8
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Is that really an 8x12 mounted tom? Looks like a 9x13 to me. In that era, I believe the 8x12 toms all had small lugs.

I'm thinking at that price I'll buy it and cut the bass drum down to a 14" depth.

Posted on 2 years ago
#9
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Good eyes, Dan! I dunno when Ludwig started putting the larger lugs on the smaller toms, but my date-stamped Dec 31, 1968 Hollywood kit has the small lugs on the 8X12.

And LOL on the "I buried Paul." "Oh, untimely death!" (in the same song)

Regards, MB

Posted on 2 years ago
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