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Strange Club Date Sighting Last viewed: 40 minutes ago

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Hello all,

Yesterday, a friend of mine picked up a BDP Club Date kit from 1966. Matching #'s in Great shape. The strange thing is that the Bass Drum is Virgin. The Legs clip onto the front hoop and the tom mount clips onto the batter side Hoop. Does anyone have any info on this set up?

Thanks!

1964 Gold Sparkle Round badge 20,12,14
1970 SS Badge, Blue Satin Flame 22,13,16
1962 Tangerine sparkle, Gretsch. 18, 12,14, 5x14
1960's/70's Slingerland 18,12,14 silver sparkle
194? Slingerland "Rolling Bomber" Blue/white Duco 28,13,14,7x14
1940's Radio Kings. 26,13,16 WMP finish
Gretsch Anniversary sparkle 22,13,16, 5.5x14
Posted on 13 years ago
#1
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we need pics to tell whats up

April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
66/67 downbeat with canister
Super 400 small round knob
1967 super classic obp





once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
Posted on 13 years ago
#2
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I'll get some.

1964 Gold Sparkle Round badge 20,12,14
1970 SS Badge, Blue Satin Flame 22,13,16
1962 Tangerine sparkle, Gretsch. 18, 12,14, 5x14
1960's/70's Slingerland 18,12,14 silver sparkle
194? Slingerland "Rolling Bomber" Blue/white Duco 28,13,14,7x14
1940's Radio Kings. 26,13,16 WMP finish
Gretsch Anniversary sparkle 22,13,16, 5.5x14
Posted on 13 years ago
#3
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I'm not surprised....the club date was the low end offering and I'm sure the clip on version was the cheapest. I actually prefer the clip on spurs and tom mount...I just like the way it looks and the shell looks great without any hardware on it.

Posted on 13 years ago
#4
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Whatever the deal (unless this was a re-wrap), it very well could have been a special order with the hoop-mount tom holder and spurs.

However, Ludwig did offer a "Combo" model that was of the same style as the Club Date but as late as the 1964 came standard with the hoop mount tom holder...

See this catalog page...

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/ludwig_sets/1963_ludwig_drumsets8.jpg

Bill

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Posted on 13 years ago
#5
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From billnvick

Whatever the deal (unless this was a re-wrap), it very well could have been a special order with the hoop-mount tom holder and spurs.However, Ludwig did offer a "Combo" model that was of the same style as the Club Date but as late as the 1964 came standard with the hoop mount tom holder...See this catalog page...http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/ludwig_sets/1963_ludwig_drumsets8.jpgBill

The Keystone badge placement on the Duco kit looks so odd to me. Was that placement only on the Combo outift?

Posted on 13 years ago
#6
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I once had a 20" Club Date bass drum with no tom mounting hardware or spurs. I thought maybe it was a marching drum or a strange one-off. GREAT-sounding drum! I kinda wish I would have kept it...

1970 Ludwig Downbeat
1965 Ludwig Hollywood
1970 Ludwig Jazzette
Posted on 13 years ago
#7
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In the catalog the "Combo" kit doesn't have clip on spurs. I'll post pics of the kit ASAP.

1964 Gold Sparkle Round badge 20,12,14
1970 SS Badge, Blue Satin Flame 22,13,16
1962 Tangerine sparkle, Gretsch. 18, 12,14, 5x14
1960's/70's Slingerland 18,12,14 silver sparkle
194? Slingerland "Rolling Bomber" Blue/white Duco 28,13,14,7x14
1940's Radio Kings. 26,13,16 WMP finish
Gretsch Anniversary sparkle 22,13,16, 5.5x14
Posted on 13 years ago
#8
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I work at the drum shop that sold this kit. It's really not that big of a deal... we see kits come in in all types of configurations. It just shows you could pretty much order a kit any way you wanted. We have a 67 Ludwig silver sparkle kit 20/13/16 that just came in with factory double retractable spurs and factory drilled early knob type mufflers (pre ball bat type found on early Ludwig snare drums) on both top and bottom of the toms.. (not drilled for ball bats)...ya just never know what will show up.

The club date mentioned in the OP was a good players kit, not really collectors grade. The wrap was a bit faded and had a few small cracks but was original and it cleaned up pretty nice.


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Posted on 13 years ago
#9
Posts: 282 Threads: 80

Hey!

My buddy has been raving about your shop! I cant wait to check it out.

I think the club date kit is really cool. Neat to see a kinda odd ball kit like that.

1964 Gold Sparkle Round badge 20,12,14
1970 SS Badge, Blue Satin Flame 22,13,16
1962 Tangerine sparkle, Gretsch. 18, 12,14, 5x14
1960's/70's Slingerland 18,12,14 silver sparkle
194? Slingerland "Rolling Bomber" Blue/white Duco 28,13,14,7x14
1940's Radio Kings. 26,13,16 WMP finish
Gretsch Anniversary sparkle 22,13,16, 5.5x14
Posted on 13 years ago
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