Thanks!

Aluminum? I wouldn't guess. I'll post a few pics of the claws after they're soaked and cleaned up. I was under the impression they where NOB? I don't think aluminum was used on drums like these.

Peace

I was wrong about aluminum. Sorry.

nevermind...You might be right about nickel over brass. I thought for sure they were aluminum, but, here is your drum and the description aligns with your opinion.

[IMG]http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/other_stuff/bill_ludwigiii/ludwig_1923_4.jpg[/IMG]So, once again, I stand corrected. But there were many drum parts made from aluminum, as well. I have some old W& A stuff that's definitely aluminum....I think! ;)

The Tango model. Geez! I don't know why the pictures are so large when I reference them from the VDG????

Ha, no hard feelings. I'm letting them soak in Krown's ''The sollution'', and within a few sprays they looked quaisi-brand new Walking and identical to the hardware off of a Universal model bass drum. I must say the stuff works great. Again, another promise of posting pictures, but yeah, if i can i willCool Dude

Here's a picture of the cleaned up hardware:

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All the work is almost done, so I'll start a thread about my kit, and I'll post some pictures of the whole thing.