I just finished restoring this sweet drum set. Ludwig gold sparkle! Found it on craigslist for $125 so I bought it. Spent another $200 restoring it. Here's the list (if you care to know):-All new tension rods for all of the drums (those screws on the rims)
-Two new maple bass drum hoops (old ones were horrible)
-All new bass drum claws (16 claws that hold the hoops)
-Manufactured two bass drum legs with rubber stoppers (they were missing). Those keep the bass drum from sliding away from you while you play.
-Two new bass drum heads (not cheap)
-Rubbed out all of the rust from the original hardware.
I just researched the serial numbers for this drum set. Looks like this kit is from 1965!!! Might be able to get some good dough if I sell it. Think I probably will.
Anyway wanted to share. This is a pretty sweet sounding drum set!
-Bitzky
6 comments:
Wow! Looks awesome and from the year I was born (so don't say anything about it being antique or anything!!) :-)
Great job! Hope you make big bucks!
Thanks!
It's what you call a "bop" drum set. Jazz drums. They're really shallow & have a really warm tone. Think motown & jazz. That's what the toms sound like. Very warm tones.
I like it a lot.
Sorry...don't know what happened there....anyway, I was saying, I bet you have really enjoyed this project. Maybe you should refurbish old drums and percussion instruments on a regular basis if there's any profit to be made there. We all want to make money doing something we enjoy, right?!?!?
hey, currently i'm bringin a gretch 20x14 round badge bass drum up to speed. it's a great sounding drum but it needs some tlc. i'm not using original hardware (not putting old gretch spurs on etc.).
your drums look great and i'll bet they sound slammin.
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