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Ludwig Drum Company: Innovation That Paved The Way For All Custom Drum Builders

In Drums History by Philip10 Comments

Ludwig Drum Company History In 1909, the brothers Ludwig, William and Theobaldner, were the founders of what is now the Ludwig-Musser Company, which is owned by Steinway Musical Instruments. Ludwig Musser is a leading producer of drums and other percussion instruments. Ludwig’s initial product was an improved pedal for bass drums that could beat faster than competing products. The brothers …

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Drum Building Tools for the Advanced Drum Builder

In Drum Building 101, Drum Building Resources, Drums by Philip8 Comments

Here is the 2nd part to the “Drum Building Tools” series. In this post I briefly discuss some of the drum building tools and supplies that you might want to get your hands on if you plan on building drums more often than just once. Again if you only want to build a snare, or even a full kit, but you don’t want to invest in buying tools, refer to this blog post to learn about building drums with only a screwdriver.