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1964 Champagne Sparkle Ludwig Kit. Last viewed: 22 hours ago

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A bunch of you guys helped me I.D. this kit and got me started on the restoration. What started out as a 300 dollar purchase on Craigslist that needed a ton of work is now this. Thanks for all the info and tips over the course of the last year to bring this baby back to life. I have attached the most recent pics and here is the link to the original thread to ID the drum.

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=13927

1954 Gretsch Name Band Outfit White Marine Pearl
1964 Ludwig Downbeat Kit Champagne Sparkle
1964 Ludwig Jazz Combo Kit Gold Sparkle
1964 Gretsch Jazz Progressive Jazz Progressive Kit
1965 Ludwig Club Date Kit BDP
1971 Slingerland 13,16,22 in Black Sparkle
1979 Rogers XP-8 Super Londoner Tobacco Sunburst
1982 Rogers XP-8 Black Londoner
Numerous Snare Drums
Posted on 14 years ago
#1
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Nice work! Champagne sparkle downbeat one of my favorites.

Posted on 14 years ago
#2
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Great Job!

Posted on 14 years ago
#3
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those came out really nice looking.

Posted on 14 years ago
#4
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Excellent!

Now,all you need is a SMALL 60's BD logo,and PLEASE........spin the Remo logo down to 6 o'clock,not 12.............I see that too often,and doesn't look right.....

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 14 years ago
#5
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Nice job man!

I hear ya blair, but I can't stand upside down logos! You can take some Goofoff or something to the logo to wipe it off pretty easily. I then trace a logo onto the head with a sharpie and it looks pretty sharp.

Posted on 14 years ago
#6
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I tried Goof Off,and all it did was smear.......

I'd rather see a upside down Remo Crown then a rightside up one at 12 o"clock though! :-)

Did you ever see the 60's Slingerland catalog where Buddy is playing,and has the upside down Crown on his BD?

A better solution might be to buy a brand new Luddy head,that has the 60's type logo already on it,and has Ludwig on the bottom,just like they did in the 60's.

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 14 years ago
#7
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try acetone to get it off it wont damage the plastic and btw nice kit love pink champagne cooooollll

April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
66/67 downbeat with canister
Super 400 small round knob
1967 super classic obp





once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
Posted on 14 years ago
#8
Posts: 5176 Threads: 188

wow! Those look reeeeaaally nice!

"God is dead." -Nietzsche

"Nietzsche is dead." -God
Posted on 14 years ago
#9
Posts: 759 Threads: 176

Thanks O-Lugs...... and thanks for helping crack the case of what these actually were when I got em.

1954 Gretsch Name Band Outfit White Marine Pearl
1964 Ludwig Downbeat Kit Champagne Sparkle
1964 Ludwig Jazz Combo Kit Gold Sparkle
1964 Gretsch Jazz Progressive Jazz Progressive Kit
1965 Ludwig Club Date Kit BDP
1971 Slingerland 13,16,22 in Black Sparkle
1979 Rogers XP-8 Super Londoner Tobacco Sunburst
1982 Rogers XP-8 Black Londoner
Numerous Snare Drums
Posted on 14 years ago
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