May 21, 2015 · In this article, we’ll be looking at the three best ways to identify a Ludwig: date stamp, serial number/badge style and shell construction. Forenote: The first two means of …

The Ludwig Drum Company: 1958-1959 Ludwig Keystone Transition badge. These badges have been found on drums from the 1960's. There is no exact date of when they stopped and …

The history of Ludwig Drums - The Vintage Drum Guide shows you Ludwig Finishes, Ludwig Drum Badges, Ludwig Drum Set catalog pages, Ludwig Snare Drum catalog pages and the …

The Ludwig Standards were a lower level kline of Ludwig Drums. Built with the same 3-ply shells as there mroe expensive drums, but with cheaper hardware and finishes. Ludwig Standard …

Dec 25, 2010 · Ludwig Keystone Badge. The serial numbers on these badges do not work on any serial num-ber guides. This was from a 1912 Nickel Plated Ludwig & Ludwig Snare drum. This …

Oct 30, 2021 · Factory original Ludwig Standard snare drums almost exclusively possess P-83 model throw-offs. When Ludwig introduced the Standard in 1968, the P-83 throw-offs exhibited …

Ludwig badges are simple characteristic indicating which era a Ludwig drum could be placed. The 70’s blue and olive badge started as rhombus shape with pointed non-continuous lower left …

Ludwig drums have a distinct advantage over Gretsch when it comes to establishing a relationship between serial number and date. Many Ludwig drums, including main line (Keystone and …

There is an entire section devoted to Ludwig Drums, including the history of Ludwig Drums, drum badges, drum finishes and catalog pages on their snare drums as well as drum sets.

Everything from utility hardware, shell hardware, finishes and badges. Standard drums were also the first to feature the Granitone sound enhancement coating on the inside of the shell. …