Sweet!
Ah the gear find warm and fuzzies.
So my oldest starts middle school next year and we went to a "classroom orientation" thing tonight. Walk into the band room and I see 4 busted old snare drums on the floor on the other side of the room. Then I immediately notice that 2 of them are Ludwigs. An Acrolite and a Super Sensitive. I go check them out and the band director makes a joke about it being a snare drum graveyard. I ask if they re planning on getting them fixed and she says they dug them out of a closet to make some room and weren't really sure what to do with them since they are all broken in some way or another. I tell her that I will fix 3 of them up, new heads and replace missing/broken parts, if I can have the Super Sensitive and she agrees.
It is an early 80's Monroe, NC keystone badge that was early enough to still get one of the "LudAloy" stickers on the inside of the shell that they used in the 70's and put in some early 80' drums after the move to Monroe, until they ran out. The Entire strainer mechanism only needs two $5.00 parts to make it fully functional.
I'm looking at $75 and some change to get the other three drums in working order, so I basically snagged a fairly rare, 4-5 hundred dollar snare for less than 100 bucks and a couple hours of my time!
Pics in this thread, coming soon.
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Sweet!
Ah the gear find warm and fuzzies.
Acoustic & Electronic:
Pearl Prestige World Series WLX 1988
Tama Swingstar 1983
Tama Superstar Hyper-Drive (Birch) 2007
Ludwig Acrolite Snare 1976
Ludwig Supraphonic 6.5x14" 2021
Pearl Sensitone Elite Aluminum 5.5" and 6.5" Snare
Pearl COB Custom Deluxe [Gladstone] (75-76) Snare
Love Drum Co. Hammered Steel 5.5" Snare
Roland TD-1KV
Paiste
Accent 8"
Paiste Signature:
6", 10" Splash
14" Dark Crisp Hi-Hats
14" Sound Edge Hi-Hats
16", 17", 18",19", 20" Full Crash
22" Symphonic Med-Heavy (use as a Ride)
Paiste Formula 602:
22" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Ride
Paiste 2oo2:
22" Ride
16" Crash
8",10" Splash
Paiste 2oo2 Big Beat:
15" Hi-Hats
19", 20", 21" Big Beat Multifunctional
Paiste Sound Formula:
16" Crash
20" Full Ride (Frankenstein)
Paiste Twenty:
16" China
Paiste Alpha (original Swiss made):
12" Splash
Paiste PST7:
Medium
16", 18" Crash
20" Ride
14" Hi-Hats
Sabian:
XS20 18" China
AA 14" Fusion Hi-Hats
Nice! I love it when that happens! Can't wait to see the pictures.
Nice, snare like that should be restored and played not sitting in some closet collecting dust...
Ludwig Classic Maple 22x16,10x8,12x9,16x16
7" Moon Gel Practice Pad
Sabian HHX Legacy
Decide whether this is love for the craft or simply an ego thing
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