Thats rad. I have heard of kits like that before. Never seen one though. Show us!
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Vistalite Dating Help Please
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Posted on 13 years ago
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On a side note... I have a very rare find for an old Ludwig kit. I have a 4pc '79 red Vista kit that has serial numbers in exact sequential order (i.e., if the numbers were something like 100000, 100001, 100002, etc.). After 20 years of collecting vintage Ludwig drums kit, I've never owned or have seen an entire Ludwig kit like that.
Wow, from what I've seen that does seem unusual. We have the following which are close:
Kit 1 - clear Vistalite:
1361531 tom
1361532 tom
1361595 bass
Kit 2 - blue/white Vistalite:
1336428 bass
1336434 tom
1336457 tom
1336460 tom
Scott
Posted on 13 years ago
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Take a look here for dating help:
http://www.vistalites.com/reference/history.htm
My blue Vistalites were 1973 Manufacture and they were all six digit serial numbers starting 957, 958, 959, 961 and 969.
My kit:
Ludwig Vistalite Big Beat set consisting of:
14” X 22” bass, 16” X 16” floor tom, 8” X 12” ride tom, 9” X 13” ride tom, 5” X 14” snare
Ludwig 201 Speed King bass drum pedal
Ludwig 1124 Spur-lok hit-hat with Ludwig Standard Paiste 14” cymbals (760 & 770 gr) with ching-ring
Two Ludwig Standard S-270 cymbals stands
18” Zildjian crash cymbal (1550 gr) and 20” Zildjian ride cymbal (2130 gr) with CAMCO sizzler
Gibraltar motorcycle seat-style drum throne with backrest
Ludwig Vistalite Big Beat set consisting of:
14” X 22” bass, 16” X 16” floor tom, 8” X 12” ride tom, 9” X 13” ride tom, 5” X 14” snare
Ludwig 201 Speed King bass drum pedal
Ludwig 1124 Spur-lok hit-hat with Ludwig Standard Paiste 14” cymbals (760 & 770 gr) with ching-ring
Two Ludwig Standard S-270 cymbals stands
18” Zildjian crash cymbal (1550 gr) and 20” Zildjian ride cymbal (2130 gr) with CAMCO sizzler
Gibraltar motorcycle seat-style drum throne with backrest
Posted on 13 years ago
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The B/O badge dating info shown here and other places on the 'net shows 1969 through 1972 production by individual year, then shows 1976 using badges 917xxx through 1290xxx.
I take this to mean that 1973 started somewhere around 917xxx and 1976 ended about 1290xxx, with no information on 1973, '74 or '75.
Doing the math, and assuming equal production for the period, I came up with these ranges for starting serial numbers by year:
1973 917000
1974 1010250
1975 1103500
1976 1196750
1977 1290000
This is approximate, but so are Ludwig's datings.
My kit:
Ludwig Vistalite Big Beat set consisting of:
14” X 22” bass, 16” X 16” floor tom, 8” X 12” ride tom, 9” X 13” ride tom, 5” X 14” snare
Ludwig 201 Speed King bass drum pedal
Ludwig 1124 Spur-lok hit-hat with Ludwig Standard Paiste 14” cymbals (760 & 770 gr) with ching-ring
Two Ludwig Standard S-270 cymbals stands
18” Zildjian crash cymbal (1550 gr) and 20” Zildjian ride cymbal (2130 gr) with CAMCO sizzler
Gibraltar motorcycle seat-style drum throne with backrest
Ludwig Vistalite Big Beat set consisting of:
14” X 22” bass, 16” X 16” floor tom, 8” X 12” ride tom, 9” X 13” ride tom, 5” X 14” snare
Ludwig 201 Speed King bass drum pedal
Ludwig 1124 Spur-lok hit-hat with Ludwig Standard Paiste 14” cymbals (760 & 770 gr) with ching-ring
Two Ludwig Standard S-270 cymbals stands
18” Zildjian crash cymbal (1550 gr) and 20” Zildjian ride cymbal (2130 gr) with CAMCO sizzler
Gibraltar motorcycle seat-style drum throne with backrest
Posted on 13 years ago
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