Ludwigs up and running

   Couldn't wait any longer, so Saturday, I put all the hardware on and set them up in the living room. They look a little strange, what with the single heads and the toms not quite matching in color, not to mention the mahogany bass drum. But they're my orphans and each piece has it's own personality and character, kinda like my kids.

   Sunday morning I took off the heads and re-did the bearing edges. I'm trying two-ply clear Remos I had, but they need to be tuned pretty tight to get the wrinkles out. Maybe some single ply with rings at the edges would work. So I tuned them up and fooled around for awhile. Phoebe liked the bass drum right away, nice doo sound with just some funky old heads I had with a felt strip on the batter head. Very cool drum, heavier than the 20 inch slingy, more weight and punch in the sound. I wanted to play funk and jazz. The mounted tom is choked by it's attachment to the B.D. It should be on a snare stand. Too bad because it looks good up there. Maybe I can pad out the holder some how. The 16 floor tom has a big sound, kind of tinny, but ok. I'll probably get used to the single head sound after awhile. Here's some photos.