I actually finished three of these in the last couple of months. I'm keeping one, but the other two have to find new homes. Both of them are in exceptional condition. Yes there are hairline scratches on the chrome, but the pics will show you that they're pretty fine. One has a polished footboard (and was pick number 2), the other (pick 2.5) was brushed with a brass wire wheel, and has a very cool finish. I put a coat of polyurethane over both of them to help keep them clean.
Mechanically? Good as new. These are pretty straightforward, but they REALLY get gunked up over the years. Well, decades. Completely cleaned, relubed with silicone and some grease, new hardware for the adjusting wheel retainer (the original wing nuts and thumbscrew tilter adjustment are there). On the brushed one, I took a page out of Slingerland's playbook and added a locking nut over the allen bolt that hold the adjusting wheel in place. I can add that to the polished one, too, if you'd like. Personally, I think it's a smart idea.
Really nice.
I won't soak up a lot of space with pics, but these thumbnails SHOULD take you to the gallery.
Polished:
Album: http://s645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/wafulton/Ludwig%20Hi%20Hat%20polished/
Brushed:
Album: http://s645.photobucket.com/upload/albums/wafulton/?location=Ludwig+Hi+Hat+brushed
Asking $130 for the polished, 110 for the brushed.
Shipping? Sent USPS Priority mail, and I'll pay half of it... INTERNATIONAL? Yes... but please email for costs (I'm not paying half for overseas. Unfair, but...)
Oh, and I have a few very good Speed King cores if anyone wants a "custom job!"
Thanks,
Bill
[email]wafulton5@gmail.com[/email]
