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I had always wanted a Ludwig Jazz Combo. (The Jazz Combo was known as
the Bebop until about 1958.) It was on my Snares
To Get list. Here's how I wrote about it then: One day, whilst on eBay, I was looking for parts for my 1958 WFL. There I found a link for a "WFL Snare." That's all it said. The description read: "Nice 14 inch WFL (Ludwig) snare. 6 lugs. one tear in the bottom head. The hoop has a few holes. VERY VINTAGE If you have any questions please email me ....check out my other auctions ALSO if you are looking for any drum parts Rogers,ludwig,gretch Let me know I just bought the contents of a old shop." There is no mention of Jazz Combo or Downbeat. If the seller had used either
of these terms, the price would have gone a lot higher. Also, if he had
mentioned "Ludwig" in the title, more people would have seen
it. Anyway, the number of people who saw the auction was low. I bought
the snare for $214.50. |
I also took some pictures of the shell, sans hardware.
Here, you can really see the finish in bad shape. Since the color isn't
particularly collectable, nor was it in decent shape, I had no qualms
about recovering it.
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And so I did. I checked my 1959 catalog to see what colors were available. (Pink Pearl was available that year--one of only two years it was offered, I think.) Anyway, I chose silver sparkle. It has a timeless quality about it, and will look good with just about any set. I think it came out very well. | |
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