Thanks jonni. I can't find a chart on the net. Anyone have Ludwigs with a number close to 3051099 that knows the year they sold as new. Also, what is this series called?Thanks again.
Well, I had a set of 6 ply shells that I purchased from the original owner and the B/O badges were all in the same range of yours and he bought them right out of High School in 1981, so...
http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/serial_numbers.html
serial guide....and it is the best you will get, as it was compiled by one of our members.
What are the sizes? We can't even get close to telling you more without sizes, and pix speak volumes. It is one of the best ways to get more info.....
[COLOR=red]1) Early 8os [COLOR=black]16x24[/COLOR]#2110710, [COLOR=black]13x14[/COLOR]#2158419, [COLOR=black]12x13[/COLOR]#2211149 [/COLOR]
These were the serial numbers on my set.
The end of the B/O era, the numbers were as high as 34xxxxx from my understanding, but you will not get any closer than "sometime between 1980 and 84". No one knows the date cut-offs after '79 for sure. Some things that moght help in you quest is to look at the specifics of the kit itself. Is it a certain wrap, or configuration, what was the named catalog config, that sort of thing, what are the sizes? Mine were monster, pre-Rocker power toms and bass. Look at those things and you may start to get a better idea.
