I'm glad you were able to get that off your chest Kurt.

I agree that the kit is not "just like" the Bonham but it is nice
looking.

Unfortunately, as it is with many products nowadays, whether it
be a set of drums, motorcycle, car or even a new house, there is
always something that just aint right. It seems the manufacturers
don't take the time to listen to the consumer and there is always
the extra part needed or too much bling, etc.

If You have any trouble locating the parts You need, let Me know,
I have a few sources and some stuff layin' around.

Good Luck,
Kenny

--- In ludwigvistalites@yahoogroups.com, oidrummer <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
>
> Okay gang, not to burst anyone's bubble here but the new amber
drum
> kit that is supposed to be so close to Bonham's is far from it.
>
> First off, the spurs are the larger ones, second of all, no rail
> mount ( I know they are no longer in production) and then no, bass
> drum mounted cymbal arm. No rack tom mount. But the worst thing
in
> this is the Rack tom is an 8 lug instead of a 6! Now anyone that
> knows drums, knows that for a small 14" drum like that there is no
> need to have 8 freakin lugs on it! That is not going to add to
the
> sound at all! Further more with that many lugs on the tom you ad
a
> lot of weight to it, if then you decide to ad a tom mount you wind
up
> making the drum so heavy and cluttered looking that it really
looks
> stupid!
>
> I loved the vintage Ludwig drums and still do. But I have to be
> honest, Selmer is run my a bunch of morons and people unwilling to
> satisfy the customer like Ludwig use to. This is why I started to
> use DW now endorse them. Had this been dw, they would do
everything
> possable to make sure my kit was built right. Ludwig just
doesn't
> give a damn.
>
> You can't tell me that it is not gonna take anymore time to drill
a
> few less holes or ad some here and there than it would to just
zoom
> 50 kits thru at a time just to make a buck!
>
> I think Selmer should do what they know, stick with horns because
> they blow! I now have a kit ordered and must build my own rack
tom
> and sell the shell of the reject because in my opinion it's a pice
of
> junk anyway!
>
> There, I feel better now ha ha
>
> Kurt~~