Hey everyone! I just so happened to find this site when I was gather information on my Ludwig, so I thought that id share it with you guys.
So heres the scoop: I traded an Ibanez 6 string bass for a 5 piece drumset. The kit consists of a Revelle Kickdrum, two identical( why have two toms with the same dimensions?) Singerland toms, a Ludwig floor tom, and a steel snare. The drums seemed old and sounded pretty muddy, so I went out to buy some heads . After removing the rims i realized the drums had been re-wrapped and instantly I became curious to see the original finish. I removed the wrap from one of the Singerland toms to find that the wrap had been glued onto the original paint and had eaten it down to the wood, but I could imagine how nice the paint must have been before the wrapping; think Fender vintage white. Once i removed the hoops from the floor tom I realized that it didnt have a paint finish under the wrap, but it had the original (vinyl?) wrap. Upon further inspection I found a stamp dated Apr 1, 1965. After removing the aftermarket wrap, this is what i found:
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/pandafeind/ludwig%20tom/PICT0011.jpg[/IMG]
To the point of this post: What can you guys tell me about this drum? What kind of sale value am i looking at here? Is this drum particularly rare or desireable? ANY info would be appreciated!
