Resurrected from the dead. Hey here's a little bit of history about the Ludwig kit. A women I knew was cleaning out her attic and ran across them. Remembering that I was a long time drummer, she offered them to me for
free. She bought them for her son back in the 70's and he only played them for a few months, gave it up, and stored them. They sat in the attic all this time, until she ran across them.
You should have seen the expression on my face when I saw that they were a vintage 1964, Black Diamond Pearl, Ludwig kit.

They were in real bad shape. Missing all kind of parts/pieces. The original bass drum head had "
The Emperors" on it. I looked them up and found them to be a five piece blues/soul band from the 1960's. Anyway, I contacted the Ludwig company and ordered all the parts that I needed and what you see in the previous post is the restored work of art. I love playing them. They have a rich sound like no other kit.
So, Keep on Jammin' and have a great holiday season.--------the trashdude