hello all, i bought a ludwig snare for £20 of a guy. said it'd been sitting in his garage for two years after he found it in the road. he knows nothing about drums so i was hoping someone could help identify what type it is. iv tried looking up the serial code but with no luck. its black in colour, maybe a black beauty? thank you fellow drummers!
serial code: 3370669
Jackpot!
That's a black Beauty.
yes! very exciting. thanks for the help. any idea how old it is? iv had no luck with the serial number
Yes nice 6.5 snare. Black beauty sitting on the side of the road?
I would say the year is around 1985ish.
Monroe badge so after 1984 when they moved from Chicago.
I have a couple of kits from 1984 the last of Chicago era and the numbers are 3118xxx
oh and welcome
Wayne
Who finds a 6.5x14 Black Beauty sitting on the side of the road?
someone loading gear into their car and a bit gets left behind. It happens.
I'd guess it was a bit later. Ludwig dropped the Black Beauty model for a few years right around 1984. I'm not sure exactly when they brought it back after the move to Monroe but I think it was around 1990 give or take a year or two. This is probably one of the earlier Monroe BB's though.
Quite a drum to find by the side of the road. Either someone had no clue what they had or else someone really pulled a stupid move during a load out. Or it fell out of a vehicle (although it doesn't look to have suffered the sort of damage that would likely inflict).
Threads like this always blow my mind! BB on roadside? :confused:
