Hello, I'm working on a kit inspired by Levon Helm's drums, used with The Band. Some people were interested, so I thought I'd share some pictures and keep everybody posted on the restoration.
Specs:
25.5(aprox.)x12'' Ludwig Universal Bass drum
15x3'' Ludwig Tango snare drum
15x10'' Ludwig marching snare (converted to floor tom)
14x8'' Unknown brand marching snare (converted to rack tom)
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Too cool for school.....
A few more, different lighting:
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I can dig it!!!!Cool1
Those look so great and different from what we're used to see!
Imagine them in some smoky underground room with walls full of antique posters and graffiti and the band plays some kinda Velvet Underground - jazz fusion... OK, my imagination is runnin' a bit wild, far from The Band... anyway, those are just too cool!
It's not often I see a kit that stuns me. This one has. Absolutely one that I would love to own.
They look fantastic! Really terrific job and the coolest kit I've seen here on VDF in ages. Please keep us posted with your progress.
Absolutely beautiful! It seems that each one of those drums individually could have been a Marching Drum. COOL!
Thanks for all your nice complements!
Here's a few catalog scans (when they first appeared according to VDG) of the peices of my kit:
Floor tom
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Snare
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Bass drum
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I don't know the brand of my rack tom, and I have a thead posted discussing that. I'm also looking for a strainer for my Tango snare.
YES!!!!!!! Those look awesome! Great Job! I have been wondering when I would see these drums! So glad to see them almost complete. Wow I really do think they look great! What are you going to use for heads?
