Thge snare is a Japanese stencil, probably a Crown, but could be one of 20 or 30 "brand" names. It is in all truth a Pearl made drum. If it has a shell of about 6 mm or so, and is lauan without obvious plies, it might turn out to sound OK, if you work it just right. I looks like the Apollo I just finished. If there are no snare beds, cut them in with a 60 grit sandpsper and it will pep right up and sing much better. As far as is it worth anything as a snare, not really, but if it plays, it could be made to be playable and give a decent sound. Or, if you don't like the snare, I am sure there is someone here that could take it into the fold and make it sound great. There are two distinct camps here on the quality of these drums. Many don't think they can make a good sound, and then there are those of us that know better becasue we have stacks of them and play them daily.
I know someoine will come along a blast this staement, but take as opinion, everybody has one. I have 9 of those and they each have different shell lay ups, and all are 30-50 years old and sound from good to fantastic.
The Ludwigs are from the very end of the Chicago days. The modular hardware is, to many people, hideous and undesirble. You will see these are possibly 6 ply, more likely 4 ply shells. If youi like the sound, and they are not really high, go for it. What is the asking porice, that will be the biggest factor of value. I suspect you will get a few opinions, and if the cymbals are decent then 400 or so is not out of the question, but if the cymbals are entry level, and the same quality as the rest, that is top dollar, IMO. I had a set of '79/80 6 ply maple shells in almost perfect shape and took a beating getting rid of them.
