1930

Ludwig & Ludwig 1930 Streaked Opal trap set w/ Super Ludwig snare and Art Gold hardware $8,500

Make:  Ludwig & LudwigModel:  trap set Color: Streaked Opal with “Art Gold” hardware Shell Size and Construction: 5”x14” solid mahogany snare, 28”x14” Aerokraft bass Year: 1930 marked in bass drum 04/25/1930 Lug Type and Number: 10 tube lugs on snare, 12 tube lugs on bass Condition: Excellent Extra Holes or Modifications: None. Heater installed in snare drum. Light installed in bass drum. Notes:  Have you ever dreamed of seeing a complete drum outfit as shown in a 1930's Ludwig & Ludwig catalog?  Here it is!  Ours is in one of the rarest Pearl coverings from the period; Streaked Opal, which was only offered from 1930 to 1935.  The other rarity on this set is the original Ludwig & Ludwig  “Nude Silhouette" on the bass drum head.  From the 1932 catalog; “a charming female figure silhouetted in black against the white of the bass drum head, - artistic, dignified, and lovely.”  The head has no tears or blemishes which makes his one of the nicest examples of this original head to have survived. The drums have no extra holes or modifications.  The Pearl is in excellent condition.  Calf skin heads on the snare drum and bass drum.  The traps are in very good to excellent condition with normal wear due to age and use. This complete “Super Professional Outfit” from the 1930’s includes the following (as shown in the catalog) 14” x 28’ Standard Separate Tension Bass Drum                                                               Bass drum Muffler 5” x 14’ Super Ludwig Snare Drum                                                                                     13” Genuine Zenjian Cymbal (Chinese cymbal pictured) Original Pedal with Cymbal Holder and Spurs(Ludwig Junior pedal pictured)                     11” Ludwig American Brass Cymbal Professional Snare Drum Stand                                                                                           Upright Cymbal Holder Two-Tone Wood Block                                                                                                         10” Professional Tambourine Two-Tone Wood Block Holder                                                                                             One Pair Synco-Jazz Sticks 10” Chinese Tom-Tom                                                                                                         One Pair Hickory Sticks                                                                                                                      Gardner Drum Method