1965 Ludwig Classic
Silver Sparkle kit.

I first played this very kit in 1973 and they've been in my posession since 1978.

I sent these away to Jeff Rowekamp at J&J Custom Drums early in 2000 and he did a beautiful job at restoring my first love. All were recovered except for the 14" floor tom and the bongos

It currently contains: 22x14 bass,
10x6, 12x8 mounted toms - the 13x9 is stashed in the closet for now - 14x14 &16x16 floor toms and matching bongos.
Snare is a 1966 14x5 Supraphonic 400.
All have mahogany-poplar shells, white interiors and "baseball bat" mufflers with white felts which place them between 1965 and 1967.
I'm looking to find another 22" bass drum and a matching canister throne - The"Blue Note" kit .

Back in my dumber years, I took offense when somebody asked if they had plastic shells, so I stripped the white paint from the interiors - including the date stamps. A real genius I was...
The bass drum, 16" floor and 10, 12 & 13" were recovered in new reproduction Silver Sparkle. I can already hear groans from the "purists", but these drums are not going anywhere, EVER. The finish on the bass & floor was pretty much trashed & the 13 was gingeraled beyond recognition. So they were restored to "factory new" and the insides of the shells repainted with the proper off-white sealant. From the photo below, you can see I got a wild hair in the early 80's and painted the rims black!!! What a maroon!!!

This setup uses a DW Turbo Hihat, DW5000TH pedal, 60's Ludwig double tom holder with modern memory locks, early Ludwig Atlas cymbal stands, and a Gretsch snare stand.

Cymbals vary according to the job..

Me at a Halloween party in 1986 or 87


		DRUM KITS 1970's Sonor Rosewood Bebop kit --Sonor Force 3000 -- Sonor Phonic -- Sonor Phonic Mahogany 1987 Sonor Performer -- 1984 Sonor Phonic Plus Black Diamond Hilite --- 1965 Ludwig Super Classic
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