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1948-1952 WFL Ludwig 'Legionnaire Parade Drum' 14x10"
With original nickel over brass hardware and original lacquer finish, which is now a creamy antique white kind of colour. The kind of white that you wouldn’t paint your walls, but a kind of white that you’d expect to find on a drum of this age.
3-ply shell - mahogany (inner), poplar (middle), maple (outer).
8 lugs - single tension design with engraved WFL claws.
The drum is in great shape. Of course, having wooden hoops and a painted finish, there are scratches, dents and scuffs, but nothing you wouldn’t expect for a drum of this age. The top hoop isn’t perfectly straight but will tension up fine.
Please see photos for condition.
Catalog scan from 1948.
I have decided to leave this snare unrestored as I think the nickel hardware just looks perfect with the aged finish.
I have fitted it with the original calf top head, a used Remo ambassador snare side and brand new Puresound Custom Pro wires.
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