Ludwig Vintage pink champagne sparkle Club Date 8 x 22 inch tom, 1966 - mint!

Vintage Ludwig Club Date 8 x 12 inch rack tom.

Outstanding original drum in exceptionally clean mint condition. Keystone badge. From the 1966 era.

Relatively few Club Date kits were produced by Ludwig compared to other more popular models such as Super Classic kits. Additionally Club Date outfits ceased production by Ludwig at the conclusion of the 1960 keystone badge era.

Original pink champagne sparkle finish -- no re-wrap. Outstanding original mint condition non-smoking owner drum has been case kept throughout its life and it shows. One of the most desirable and fastest appreciating vintage American-made drums n the one of the most sought-after colors that you will find.

The mid 1960s are regarded as the true sweet spot for quality Ludwig drum production. The Beatles had made their USA debut on The Ed Sullivan Show (Feb 9, 1964) with Ringo playing a set of Ludwig drums (in black oyster pearl finish). Following that performance Ludwig was overwhelmed with orders and their production quickly kicked into high gear in an attempt to keep up with demand.

The vintage Keystone Badge Club Date line of drums in the traditional 20 x 14 bass drum  12 x 8 mounted tom and 14x5 snare drum  configuration were only produced from 1964 through the end of the 1960s before Ludwig ceased production -- making these kits rare and collectible.

Many Club Date kits were produced by Ludwig and sold without floor toms and came with 6 lug Pioneer series snare drums. Club Date outfits are renown for their tonal quality and wide tuning ranges. Single center position lugs (rather than traditional lugs on top and bottom sides of the drum shell) resulted in enhanced tone resonance. Club Date drum shells were the same shells at the highly regarded vintage Ludwig Super drum shells but drilled differently for alternative lug positions.

This drum is in mint original condition. Beautiful champagne sparkle finish that is uniform and consistent no color fade, no differentiation in color. No cracks or checking in the wrap. Rich high gloss color.

Dum seam is tight no lifting. No added holes in the shell. Interior, bearing edges and re rings are in excellent condition. Shell is in round with drum heads fitting as designed with no issues. Shell interior finished in original factory white paint and in very clean condition.

Hardware is original and in excellent condition no issues all components working as designed.

Keystone badge and grommet in excellent condition.

The drums deliver that world-regarded highly-recognized vintage Ludwig tone. Easy to tune, very forgiving in terms of tuning, and they hold their tune. All components in

Mounted tom 12 round by 8 inches. Keystone badge serial numbers 321620. Chrome over steel hardware. Original lugs original tom mounting port and original internal white padded muffler with external baseball bat muffler control arm. Fresh Remo coated Ambassador heads tom and bottom.

Classic beautiful vintage Ludwig drum. Appreciating annually in value.

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Note: as shown in last two photos I have other matching vintage champagne sparkle Ludwig drums as well as other series of Ludwig drums and parts actively listed on reverb. Can sell items in any combination with combined shipping contact me for details.

I specialize in collecting and selling vintage drums - primarily vintage Ludwig drums and Ludwig hardware and parts. Most of these drums are original collector quality condition with original parts and no modifications. Some are from the original owner. Inventory is constantly changing.