Ludwig Vintage 1966 Club Date pink champagne sparkle outfit w/ matching snare drum!

Vintage Ludwig Club Date drum kit with matching Ludwig snare drum.

Outstanding original kit in exceptionally clean condition. Keystone badges. From the 1966 era.

Relatively few Club Date kits were produced by Ludwig compared to other more popular models such as Super Classic kits. Additionally Club Date outfits ceased production by Ludwig at the conclusion of the 1960 keystone badge era.

Original pink champagne sparkle finish -- no re-wraps. Outstanding original condition non-smoking owner drums have been case kept throughout their life and it shows. One of the most desirable and fastest appreciating vintage American-made outfits in the one of the most sought-after colors that you will find.

The mid 1960s are regarded as the true sweet spot for quality Ludwig drum production. The Beatles had made their USA debut on The Ed Sullivan Show (Feb 9, 1964) with Ringo playing a set of Ludwig drums (in black oyster pearl finish). Following that performance Ludwig was overwhelmed with orders and their production quickly kicked into high gear in an attempt to keep up with demand.

The vintage Keystone Badge Club Date line of drums in the traditional 20 x 14 bass drum  12 x 8 mounted tom and 14x5 snare drum  configuration were only produced from 1964 through the end of the 1960s before Ludwig ceased production -- making these kits rare and collectible.

Many Club Date kits were produced by Ludwig and sold without floor toms and came with 6 lug Pioneer series snare drums. Club Date outfits are renown for their tonal quality and wide tuning ranges. Single center position lugs (rather than traditional lugs on top and bottom sides of the drum shell) resulted in enhanced tone resonance. Club Date drum shells were the same shells at the highly regarded vintage Ludwig Super drum shells but drilled differently for alternative lug positions.

This kit is in excellent original condition. Beautiful champagne sparkle finish that is uniform and consistent on all drums, no color fade, no differentiation in color. No cracks or checking in the wrap. Rich high gloss color.

All drum seams are tight no lifting. No added holes in the shells. Interiors, bearing edges and re rings are in excellent condition. All shells are in round with drum heads fitting as designed with no issues. Shell interiors finished in original factory white paint and in very clean condition.

Hardware is original and in excellent condition with only very minor areas of very light surface wear.

All keystone badges and grommets in excellent condition. The bass drum heads are both original and and in excellent condition (vintage Ludwig WeatherMaster heads front and back) -  very hard to find these original on these vintage kits particularly after 50 years of faithful service.

The drums deliver that world-regarded highly-recognized vintage Ludwig tone. Easy to tune, very forgiving in terms of tuning, and they hold their tune. All components in excellent working order and functioning as designed.

- Bass drum 20 round x 14 inches. Keystone badge serial numbers 219213. Chrome over steel hardware. Original Ludwig tom rail mount consulate and mounting post, original tension rods and claws, original legs and leg mounts and original lugs. The drum also comes with its original cymbal mounting post  and cymbal arm for mounting cymbals onto the bass drum. Both hoops are original Ludwig original 1.5 inch wide hoops with original matching champagne sparkle inlay. Both hoops in very nice condition with a few areas of black paint wear from use and age. No missing or broken inlay pieces.  Original Ludwig WeatherMaster heads front and back. Also included are the original white felt muffling ribbons for both batter and resonant side muffling.

Mounted tom 12 round by 8 inches. Keystone badge serial numbers 321620. Chrome over steel hardware. Original lugs original tom mounting port and original internal white padded muffler with external baseball bat muffler control arm. Fresh Remo coated Ambassador heads tom and bottom.

And the icing on the cake -- a beautiful matching pink champagne sparkle vintage Ludwig 14 x 5 inch Pioneer snare drum. Keystone badge. Serial numbers 414130. Original white pad muffler with baseball bat muffler control arm. Original hoops chrome over steel hoops. Super clean exterior finish no dents or scratches in the shell, no non original holes and no defects on the wrap. Brilliant sparkle finish. Original lugs, P-83 throw off, and original Ludwig butt plate. Fresh Remo Ambassafor coated batter head and Remo clear Ambassador resonate head. Original Ludwig snare wires in excellent condition no missing wires

Classic beautiful rare kit. Appreciating annually in value.

Note: I can sell this without the snare drum for reduce cost contact me for details.

Fast insured shipping, drums will be packed well for safety and efficiency.

I specialize in collecting and selling vintage drums - primarily vintage Ludwig drums and Ludwig hardware and parts. Most of these drums are original collector quality condition with original parts and no modifications. Some are from the original owner. Inventory is constantly changing.