I unexpectedly found the missing 16x16 floor tom to my kit!
When I bought my ludwig classic maple kit, I bought it as a 3 piece. 14x26, 12x14 and 16x18. I kept searching for a matching 16x16 floor tom to go with it, looking online, calling local drum shops ect... A couple weeks went by of not looking and I figured I would give it another go. I just googled what I was looking for and started looking at images. I found one that had the same badge that I needed and it happened to be for a really old ebay listing that ended, but said unsold.
So I sent the seller a question, asked if he just happened to still have it because it went unsold. He said no and I went on about my business. The next day I went into the music store where I bought the drums and was telling the guy that sold them to me I thought I had found a floor tom. He's like, that was you that sent me a message on ebay? So at that point, he told me that was the original 16x16 that came with my kit and he knew who had it. After a couple phone calls, I got it!
I can't say enough how much I love these huge drum sizes. They are all cannons.
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What are the odds of that? Very lucky find! It must be nice having a true bonham kit. Beautiful! Some day I'll own one.
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That's an awesome story! Awesome drums, too. I'm dedicated to getting one of my Ludwig kits completed for a big outdoor jam in mid-August. It will be 14x28, 10x14 and 14x16, all with the long "mach" lugs. I'd love to find a 16x18, but I can't even afford the bare shell for one.
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FlyByNight
What are the odds of that? Very lucky find! It must be nice having a true bonham kit. Beautiful! Some day I'll own one.
Thanks! I was very surprised finding the exact one. I wish I could say it's a true Bonham kit, but it's not, just an off the shelf kit built with his sizes. That being said, I have always been a big fan of gold sparkle so I am glad I found this kit instead of green sparkle, stainless or amber vistalite.
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N2Bluz
That's an awesome story! Awesome drums, too. I'm dedicated to getting one of my Ludwig kits completed for a big outdoor jam in mid-August. It will be 14x28, 10x14 and 14x16, all with the long "mach" lugs. I'd love to find a 16x18, but I can't even afford the bare shell for one.
Thanks! Your kit is going to be nice when you get it done, especially with that 28" kick! I definitely want to see pictures when you get it all put together!
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Very lucky find and great looking kit!
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That is a cool set of drums..........I also love the old gold sparkle kits...........did you buy those after 1998 ?
(I think) The Bonham green sparkle kit would have been a 3-ply, like the Legacy shell ?
Either way, I like the sound of the Ludwig Classic Maples; I can show you a few takes from Yes albums wherein Alan White has some great sounding (CM) toms.
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late8
Very lucky find and great looking kit!
Thank you!
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Ricardo
That is a cool set of drums..........I also love the old gold sparkle kits...........did you buy those after 1998 ?
(I think) The Bonham green sparkle kit would have been a 3-ply, like the Legacy shell ?
Either way, I like the sound of the Ludwig Classic Maples; I can show you a few takes from Yes albums wherein Alan White has some great sounding (CM) toms.
Yes they are quite a few years newer than 1998. As far as I know and I could very easily be wrong, I was under the assumption that all the Bonham kits were 6 ply classic maple. Like I said though, I could be wrong. I bet if they did have a legacy 3 ply Bonham kit though it would be a absurd amount of money.
I have a 3 ply kit with clear interior shells, all same sizes except a 24x14 kick, I am in the middle of a re wrap. Now that I love this 14x26 so much, I will probably hunt down one of those in 3 ply to match. It's going to be turquoise sparkle wrap.
If you have some videos, throw them up here. I would live to hear them!
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great looking set. liked the story
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campbellj25
Yes they are quite a few years newer than 1998. As far as I know and I could very easily be wrong, I was under the assumption that all the Bonham kits were 6 ply classic maple.
If you have some videos, throw them up here. I would live to hear them!
The reason I asked about 1998 is that was supposedly the introduction of the Ludwig Classic Maple; Bonham was gone in 1980.
One great example of White's classic maple sound:
Go to youtube..................in the search box type in "can you imagine yes"
Turn it up................it is a short song from the album MAGNIFICATION...............recorded in very high quality hi-fi with a symphony.
This song was written by Squire and he sings the lead...............White enters in about half way through and his drums sound completely awesome.
Tell me if you like it.
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Great story !! I love it when it all comes together . Beautiful looking kit by the way .
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Congrats!
I know how you feel. I never thought I'd find a 16x16 floor to match my Downbeat kit identically, unless I bought a complete 1964 Super Classic kit. After 3 years of searching , it appeared and I jumped on it.
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That's awesome. Congrats on the find.. I've been looking for a matching 14" floor tom for my Silverstars ever since I bought them.
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Rotarded
Congrats!
I know how you feel. I never thought I'd find a 16x16 floor to match my Downbeat kit identically, unless I bought a complete 1964 Super Classic kit. After 3 years of searching , it appeared and I jumped on it.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...pslrllgdwi.jpg
That is a great looking kit!
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Texdrumr
That's awesome. Congrats on the find.. I've been looking for a matching 14" floor tom for my Silverstars ever since I bought them.
Don't give up on the search, you will eventually find one!
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I search every week for my Yamaha Maple Custom lol
and I had searched every day for my PDP till I finally found what I needed.
Nice work! Great Kit!
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It took me almost a year to find a 12x14" rack tom with the same factory wrap in Pearl's Flash Yellow. I dropped it down next to the 16x16 floor tom. I share the joy in finding rare or hard to find add ons.
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^worth the wait. Looks great
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That is just a bad azz kit right there love the color too.
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SpazApproved
^worth the wait. Looks great
Thanks Spaz!
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CB700
That is just a bad azz kit right there love the color too.
Thanks CB700!
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Awesome story, congrats on the find! Great looking kit as well.
