Vintage Ludwig Silver Sparkle Club Date kit NICE NR Start Price USD 750.00 Current Price USD 750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 27, 2008 Location Zeeland, Michigan See more about ' Vintage Ludwig Silver Sparkle Club Date kit NICE NR' Description  It is a sad day....but up for bids is my Vintage Ludwig Silver Sparkle Club Date kit.  This will be for drums and the original bass drum cyl mount. NO CYMBALS or STANDS.There is a long story behind this and I will briefly share the detailsI got it 30 years ago on my 16th birthday and now it is hard to look my wife in the eyes and say that in this economy that I need to keep all 4 of my drum kits.  This gets the least use anymore but will likely yield the best return.In my rock and roll Van Halen days I sold off the Supraphonic snare drum like the dumb-ass that I was but I did replace it many years later with a nickel chrome 65 mahogany drum that is in the photos and sounds great.For some strange reason the inside of the 12" tom had the paint stripped off and I can't imagine why.  It didn't damage the wood in any way and does reveal a nice maple grain but doesn't have the white interior (which you never see with the head on).Both Sparkle toms have the original mufflers.  The snare drum has the small knob muffler.There have been some small modifications in that the Kick drum has an extra cymbal mount you can see in the photo.  The floor tom leg ends have been slightly flared outward to widen the stance a tad.  The kick drum spurs have been angled so it doesn't EVER creep.  There is also the extra older style tom mount on the kick drum that I've always used to mount a cowbell. For the purist out there these are mostly easy things to change if you felt the need.The shells have typical wear and scuffs but are overall in nice shape for being 40+ years old.  Theses drums sound and look the part and you won't be disappointed.  I will throw in any old Ludwig stuff (nuts/ bolts) that I have in my drum bucket.  This will also include the original style fiberglass snare case which I added a kick drum pedal plate which I used to add some thump on real quiet background jazz gigs. (had to use a real fluffy beater though)Badge #s are 12" tom   44181114" floor  44277920" kick  44156214" Snare 195655  stamped Aug 65Checkout my feedback and bid with confidence.  I try to describe my items as truthful as possible Winning bidder to add $100 for insured shipping to lower 48 states.  That will get you a tracking # and I will package it up well for transit.  All bidders outside of lower 48 states will have to wait for a shipping quote.  I will bill for Actual Shipping charges only.  Please ask questions before bidding.  thanks    Place a Bid!