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Ludwig BO 402...serial Last viewed: 47 minutes ago

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Dear intelligencia,

can I ask if a Ludwig Lm402 serial number would be sufficient info to point to its age? A friend is tempting me with a fairly tidy BO badged beauty serial 1817108...

He thinks he was told it might be early 70s?

Your advice welcomed!

...it might become my first 402 at this rate

(having so far played about with the Brit copies...a Beverley 21 and Premier 36!)

Cheers

Rob

Posted on 9 years ago
#1
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With that number it more likely dates to sometime around 1980. Still a cool Chicago made drum. They didn't really change much through the years so one from 1980 isn't really different in any significant way from one from 1970 (or even one from 1990 for that matter).

Posted on 9 years ago
#2
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thankyou for the info!

Posted on 9 years ago
#3
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From Robstacle

....A friend is tempting me with a fairly tidy BO badged beauty serial 1817108...He thinks he was told it might be early 70s?

The badge shape can also narrow down the age.

What shape is the B/O badge, pointy or rounded corners?

Posted on 9 years ago
#4
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Hi

Pointy!

Posted on 9 years ago
#5
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I would be guessing 75/76.. Nice snare...

Bop iT / Til U Drop iT.

ROGER's
1964 Cleveland,.18/14/12 in WMP
1966 Cleveland, 20/14/12 O'natural.
Fullerton,...20/16/13/12 Silver Glass

WFL
1957 B/R Super Classics In WMP

Snares..
Wood & COB Powertones,
Wood & COB Dynasonics,
57 Jazz Festival

Zildjian avedis cymbals.
40s/60s era.
Posted on 9 years ago
#6
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thanks for further info!

Posted on 9 years ago
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