I read an ad on Craigslist for a vintage Ludwig drum kit that need some work. The photos posted were small and blurry, so it was a pretty tough to see what was actually being offered. Even though the images were poor, I could tell there was a chrome snare drum, and it looked to be a Ludwig Supraphonic. I’ve always wanted one of these drums, and I figured maybe I could get the whole kit pretty cheaply. I went to the seller’s apartment after work to have a look, and decided the whole kit was not really something I wanted (it was mismatched and the insides of the shells had been painted black). But the snare turned out to be a 1970 (date stamp visible inside) Ludwig Super Sensitive in decent shape.
