Complete Ludwig Super Classic 1965/66 White Marine Pearl Drum Kit

1965 Ludwig Super Classic Drum Kit

White Pearl

All Original

Purchased from daughter of original owner in 2003. (Estimated date of original purchase 1965/66.) Rarely played for the last 30 years. This is a complete with hardware and cymbals vintage kit with that wonderful, full Ludwig sound. Kit includes:

1-     Supra-Phonic 400 Snare: 5”x14”, chrome with damper, excellent condition; no pitting or obvious scratches. Remo Weather King batter and Ludwig Weather Master clear under head with one small hole. Keystone badge number 95575 indicates manufacture in 1964.

2-     Bass drum: 14”x22”, white marine pearl with single tom mounting rail and bracket and “L” arm cymbal arm mount. No pitting on metal parts but very slight rust spot on one part of the Tom-Tom mount. No damper but the old towel strip and pillow system. Both original “legs.” Original hoops need touch-up paint and pearl inlays are intact (factory installed with staples connecting the ends, see pix.) Heads are okay; the batter has a small tear and the metal rim captured by the hoop has several gouges. These defects have no effect on the drum’s sound nor the heads functionality. The heads are Ludwig Weather Master front and back. The pearl is slightly faded (all the drums’ pearl matches) and the seams are tight. Keystone badge number 76784 indicates manufacture in 1964. (No interior date stamp.)

3-     Mounted Tom: 9”x13”, white marine pearl with damper. No pitting on metal parts, pearl has slight fading, seams tight, two newer Remo Weather King Batters on top and bottom. Drum is complete as original. Keystone badge number 191530 indicates manufacture date in 1965, confirmed by date stamp on inside of shell: month indistinguishable, day 16th, year 1965.

4-     Floor Tom: 16’x16’, white marine pearl with damper and added towel strip on bottom head. All original with legs and rubber feet. No pitting on metal parts, pearl has slight fading, seam has very slight separation for about 1.5”at the bottom rim, Ludwig Weather Masters on top and bottom. Slight imperfection at the seam in the wood shell internally. This appears to be a manufacturing defect as it appears to be original to the drum and not the result of some later damage. Drum is complete as original. Keystone badge number 150447 indicates manufacture date in 1965, confirmed by date stamp on inside of shell: month July, day 20th, year 1965.

5-     The kit includes all original Avedis Zildjian cymbals: 14” hi hat, 17” medium ride, 20” medium ride. No keyholing on any cymbals.

6-     Hardware: old snare hard case, WFL snare stand (flat leg), unbranded snare stand (flat leg,) unbranded WFL cymbal floor stand (flat leg,) WFL speed king hi-hat stand, WFL speed king base pedal. All in good, workable condition. Ancient drum throne in poor condition (but it works!)