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Later that same year, after Beatlemania had exploded, William Ludwig, Jr., met with one of his UK distributors at a convention, and was asked to add the Ludwig name to all the bass drums on the next big order. вЂњ said heвЂ™d do it, but asked why, and Ringo said he wanted everyone to know he had Ludwig.вЂќ вЂњRingo bought the Ludwig set under the condition that the name Ludwig be painted on the front of the bass drum head,вЂќ he said. Instead, Ringo had hatched the concept himself. In his account, Ludwig drums didnвЂ™t actually come with any branding or decals at the time. вЂњItвЂ™s American!вЂќДЄccording to William Ludwig, Jr., who was president of the company at the time, things played out a bit differently. вЂњNo, no, no, youвЂ™ve got to leave that on!вЂќ he protested. Ringo, in a rush of enthusiasm, stopped him in his tracks.

In RingoвЂ™s version of events, the salesman at the music store-while packing up the new kit-began removing the вЂњLudwigвЂќ decal from the head of the bass drum. As he also acknowledged in later interviews, вЂњI loved anything AmericanвЂќ-which comes as little surprise from a guy whoвЂ™d grown up idolizing the first wave of stateside rock nвЂ™ roll.ДЇrom there, the story becomes a little bit apocryphal. It wasnвЂ™t necessarily because he thought Ludwig would be functionally superior, he later admitted, but for slightly more aesthetic reasons. It would take one particular customer at one of those London shops, however, to finally turn Ludwig from an esteemed niche brand into an international icon.ДЄ year before the Beatles invaded America, Ringo Starr bought himself his first black-pearl Ludwig drum kit, switching from his usual Premier brand. They equipped everything from high school marching bands to renowned orchestras and Dixieland jazz outfits, meeting with enough success that even music shops as far away as London were stocking their kits. It was a highly respected Chicago institution with a devoted nationwide following among purveyors of the percussive arts. The night that famously marked a sea change in American pop culture-the BeatlesвЂ™ 1964 performance on the Ed Sullivan Show-was also the dawning of a new golden age at a certain musical instrument factory in Wicker Park.Д«efore that night, the family-operated Ludwig Drum Company had already been in business-in one form or another-for more than 50 years.

#NAMES OF VINTAGE DRUM SETS MODS#

Here are vids where I talk about mods that I made to vintage drums.Museum Artifact: Ludwig Universal Speed Master Bass Drum Pedal, 1960s Some folks insist on using the original hardware and they look down on folks like me who don't. That is a decision that one has to consider when owning vintage.

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I install some modern hardware such as tom mounts and bass drum spurs on some of my vintage drums. The hardware on vintage drums is not to the standards of the hardware of today. I also like vintage Ludwig and Gretsch drums but the Slingerlands hit the spot for me. It came with an Artist model snare that I just can't stop playing. I currently own a 65 Slingerland Jazz kit with a rare 14x18 bass drum and 12 and 14 inch toms.

Those are the ones that make my heart flutter Slingerland drums produced great warm tone when tuned at medium tensions. My personal favs are the Slingerlands from the mid 60's. That is what I meant when I said that you should work with the drum. You will find small imperfections in most vintage drums. When buying a vintage drum you have to inspect it before you buy so as to not get a dud. There were many drums produced back then that were not well made. I am glad that you are enjoying the Maxwell vids. Properly made modern drums are consistent and more predictable than vintage drums.Д¬lick to expand.You are welcome. Work with the drum and don't try to change it. It is best to treat a vintage drum as it is. Recutting the edges on your Ludwig toms didn't really make them better.

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Here is a great series of videos where features of popular vintage drums are shown. There are also many videos there where modern drums, and modern drums with vintage features are shown. If you go to Steve Maxwell's YT page you will see many videos where the most popular vintage drums are demonstrated and discussed.

If you are interested in vintage drums the best thing to do is to seek different ones out and examine them for yourself. People like vintage drums for many reasons.Д®xample There are people who like Stencil Kits from the 60's which are just inexpensive Asian copies of drum kits from the major American manufacturers of the era.

Names of vintage drum sets