Another Ludwig Acrolite Rescue
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ส.ค. 2024
- Here we have yet another Ludwig Acrolite restoration. This one seems to be from the 70s. Pointy blue/olive badge and frosty shell. She came out pretty good! Just had to throw some parts on and give it a quick clean!
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The snare has already sold! Feel free to check out some other stuff I'm trying to get rid of! reverb.com/shop/rdavidr
rdavidr that was fast jeez
Damn my old middle school will not sell me theirs just have to keep on digging I guess
That was fast
Wow
Wanna sell any of your other acrolites?
It's like therapy watching you clean the snare. So much love & effort shown in just one part of the instrument.
I bought an old Ludwig set from a punk band that had this snare with it for $150.00. My favorite snare ever.
Gotta love the fan service angle coming from Ludwig these days: reissuing the classic Acrolite snare for the classic Supraphonic price.
I've had one since 78 and it's a 76, first snare and still my favorite.
Drill + cotton buds = genius! Also good to see your starting to post content again!
I'm not even a drummer and I learn so much watching these videos.
Why not make a Acrolite kit ? Every drum is a snare.
Yes, David totally needs to make an ALL snare drums kit. Would be cool if every snare drum is a different size (diameter and depth). They should be played with the snares OFF and then with the snares ON.
@@BayouMaccabee needs to make custom 22" snare wires
Dave ,Happy to Stumbled on you're Channel. Learning so much! THANKS!😊
As it happens, recently I've been wanting to try a different batter head for my own Acrolite. The Evans coated G1 is just too dry for it. Then today, this video suggestion pops up, and shows me how good the Remo coated Ambassador sounds on an Acrolite. Sold.
“I just happen to have 16 matching [tension rods]…” You and I live in a different universe. I would have had 15 and then sank into darkness. 😣
Thats usually how things go with me too. got lucky with this project haha
I really like that snappy snare. Nice rescues David !
If you don't feel like having three acrolites, I would definitely take one :)
Acrolite=desert island snare. I have a very nice collection of classic snare drums, including a WFL Barrett Deems (later renamed Jazz Festival and made legendary by some bloke from Liverpool), Slingerland Krupa Sound King COB, Ludwig Rocker 6.5" and a couple of others. And my 70's Acrolite I got off Craig's List for $80 that was missing a top hoop. I put a 2.5mm hoop on that I had in my miscellaneous bin, Aquarian heads, Puresound wires, and the thing is just amazing, the ideal snare. I actually sometimes avoid racking it up because if I do, I'll leave it on there longer than I want, when I really want to be rotating through the other drums. It seduces me. I had a Supraphonic and it didn't do it for me. I think 10 lugs vs. 8 makes the difference.
where david lives they don’t use orthodox currency they use Ludwig acrolites instead
Wtf is orthodox currency
Justy orthodox just means regular, so orthodox currency is just a fancy way of saying dollars
@@louisoddie4667 Should have just said conventional currency.
@@AP02112 couldn’t think of the word at the time haha
@@AP02112 why? Expanding one's vocabulary is *always* good.
Great restoration/rescue!! Hard to beat the unique sound of an Acrolite…except maybe with a stick! Love the cotton ball touch!! Take care bro! ✌
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Thank you the utilitarian of drums, rdavidr for your Acrolite snare videos. You have made me dig mine out the closet and referb it. It was "the drum" I first learned to play in middle school 30+ long years ago. I looked up the serial number on it and I believe it to be a 1972 model. I almost, not quite, could read the numbers of yours at the end. It sounds great with my DW's.
This was my very first drum in 1977.
I still have it 😉
Oooo. A 10 lug Acrolite! That's a keeper for sure.
Great job. Your craftsman skills are admirable, organized and knowledgeable. But I must add, your drumming skills are on a professional level.
I was thinking the same thing. You should try making an entire kit out of acrolite shells.
Sweet snare bruh. I had one for a while. I bought it used at a local music store for 50 bones. Original plastic included. I replaced the heads, tuned it up, and had a wonderful acro for a year. Sold it, for almost double what I invested. Still have the case. Comes in handy for other snares.
Your drums just keep getting better man
More acrolite videos! I have a soft spot for these fantastic little snares!
That cotton bud trick made my day! Thank you :)
Awesome Drumming!
10 lug Acrolite?!! Let's see!!!!
Beautiful work.... looks and sounds fantastic
So satisfying!
Nice video. Appreciate it very much.
Dude your playing has gotten alot better too
Really awesome video sir ! I would really wanna see you review a Chinese brand cymbals . Arborea to be specific. Especially their AP and Ghost series . I will be very happy and serve as my birthday gift next month . All the best !
So glad to have found your channel - looks like you buy drums like I buy camera stuff 😎! I'll probably be creeping your reverb shop because it turns out I live nearby.
Anyway, I decided to pick up the sticks again and found a cheap Gammon set from the Facebook marketplace. Thanks for sharing all the tips on restoring older sets and making poop sound pretty decent!
I'm literally in the process of saving/modding a snare drum too. I bought Tama Metalworks steel snare about a year ago. Shell has nice black nickel finish with chromed lugs. So I decided to buy die-cast hoops in chrome to compliment the contrast. Also, I figured out that Starphonic linear strainer and butt-plate fit the drum, so that'll be a nice upgrade too. I honestly don't know how shell and lugs didn't get a single scratch, because hoops, snare wire and drum heads were completely trashed.
Weekly Posting I like!
Great sounding snare.
Dang that sold quick
Ufff!!! How it sounds!!!! :)
The set and the mix sounds fucking dope
I respect this channel
That sounds great
Wow..sound good.
That floor Tom sounds fantastic....maybe a vid on floor toms if you haven’t already. Love your vids.
I notice that the badge had sharp edges. That make it an older drum. Check the Serial Number.
yup, def older. I already sold it so I cant really check it lol
Just got a black galaxy acrolite in excellent condition and it feels and sounds amazing! Goes great with my black sparkle ludwigs and matches the badge on my auxillary snare. Only paid $199 for it
Edit: this is my first metal snare drum that is aluminum. My other metal snare drum is steel. Don't really care for steel in my opinion.
Mix sounds great on the demo
idk how u keep all ur shit organized but it is remarkable
great. gotta love a nice Acro!
Kool video 👍I have have the same (AL) snare I use it for my gigs and it sounds fricken AWESOME I play Tama Star Classic Bubinga made drums and Man Snare and Bass Drum sounds Monster Big And Strong together IMO i really like the old school (AL) Acrolite Ludwig snare alot and it sounds great live miced up and even without being miced up 👍 Keep On Drumming 🥁
You are the wintergatan of drums.
that fill at 4:29 was real cool
i found one of these shells at a customer's house last week 😂 just sitting on the ground in front of the backyard gate like a forgotten toy.... i'm like "🤔waitaminute, that's a _snare shell!"_ they did say i could have it, but by the time i finished the job, i hadn't seen the text, and i left. oh well, next time.
Your videos and various reviews have convinced me I want an acrolite.. but I fancy the larger 10 lug version. Not as easy to come by though :)
No controlled sound?
That floor tom still kicks ass
BEST TH-camR EVER
Great job man!!
Who is this Mr Pasself your talking about? A French friend perhaps? Well, anyways - thanks to him for buying you so much random stuff!
By the way, I totally dig the way you use the hi-hat here while playing ride! Can't stand it when people just wildly flap around with them, LOL! X-)) And man, an Acrolite AND a Tama Superstar!!
What's up dave? I'm early somehow... Scouring ebay for acrolites too, need it one my arsenal!
Man, these videos are all really killer. And I love the workshop you have! Have you ever considered doing a video of, I don’t know, “drummer workshop essentials” or something like that?
Isopropyl alcohol works great for cleaning up stainless and aluminum too btw.
love the videos and to learn how to fix things bymyself
just got some tube lugs for my lugless acro. should do the trick. :)
That groove you played at the end reminded me of a song by Covet- (Shibuya)
What soapy water will do! Simple but perfect solution…..
That K ride, gosh!!!
Please do another acrolite restore!! I really wanted to buy that one 😩
im sure some more will fall into my life hahaha
How tight do you tighten the snare side head on an acrolite?,,curious...it sounds great
These videos are always top-notch and a pleasure to watch, 10/10 Dave!
Oh man there are so many used Acrolites in US... and so cheap... here in Europe there are only new ones and they cost much! >,>
1:02 Detererereearated
Great vid
Cool beans
Is it possible to make a video about hydrodipping a tom?
Nice!
Dude its been a long time what happened
Oh Hey rdavidr you're videos are so entertaining making review about drums and making crazy things out of it that makes it more entertaining and also I'm a big fan of yours and there is a drum called ''Dr.Drums smashed up'' and a cymbals called ''Armada cymbals'' and I was wondering if you could make a review out of it hope you respond to this comment and I hope you review the drumset.
Nice
Weren't the Acrolite shells made of the same material as the more expensive 'Supraphonic' and 'Supersensitive' alloy-shell snare drums? I have one of the 5 1/2 x 14" 'Black Galaxy' finish Acrolite snare drums from 1980's (black & white badge)..pretty good snare drum.
make a ribbon crasher out of old license plates yo
Get yourself a Ludwig Standard if you ever get a chance. The aluminium one. They're as nice, if not nicer than the Acrolite. My own opinion, which also happens to be the truth. 😏
Now just rescue me!!! Lol
Beautiful do you still have this drum??🥁🔥
Well how's THAT fair, my friend?! You have FOUR Acrolites - and I have NONE! ;-)) One day, though; One day ...
I love how you call the snare drum, "she" in the description, it shows that you are really into drums
Could you do a video comparing a cheap snare shell with expensive hardware vs an expensive snare shell with cheap hardware?
Very nice.
My Acrolite isn't bare aluminum.
Has some paint/coating on it.
Makes it look like some other metal.
What is that?
In the early to mid 1980s they switched the finish to what looks like a powder coat that's thicker than the 70s anodized finish. Similar to the Blackrolite (Acrolite with the "black galaxy" finish), the thicker finish tends to muffle the drum and reduce the resonance. I can hear the considerable difference between my '79 Acrolite and my 2013 Blackrolite. Aluminum shells tend to resonate less than steel anyway, so further choking is not always desirable. While they are both great snare drums, I much prefer the '79 model as the drum has more presence. To each their own of course.
I love your channel !!!
Every time I use my Acro the throw off get loose .... any suggestion ?
Regards
Hi David... I just got an Acro for the first time, and the vintage ones come with strainers that only accept string. I see that you added a vintage P-85 onto the drum, and the one you added initially had no way to affix a strap. Then, I see that you have some form of strap adapter added to the strainer. Can you please explain what happened here? I can't even find a strap adapter for a P-85. I can certainly buy a modern P-85 with a strap connector, but you seem to have found a work around or a converter that works for a vintage one.
Seus vídeos são fantásticos continue esse trabalho maravilhoso, salve aqui do Brazil Ceará!
I’ve used 0000 steel wool and it doesn’t scratch plus it’s faster
Love to have drum to play and lon
Piola and PIOLA MEN
4 Acrolites wow nice! I have one supra but love to have a acrolite
honestly thats 3 too many haha, ill probably end up letting 1 or 2 go in the near future
WHAAT!?!? DAVID UPLOADED ONLY A WEEK LATER!?!??!!??!
Also what cymbals were you using in this video?
What are you riding on? Sounds awesome.
YESSSS
can somebody tell me what ride that is? sounds amazing!!
Its a crash actually. 20" K cluster crash that has a giant crack in it haha
rdavidr I appreciate you answering. It sounds great!! Would you recomend using it as a ride, or did you use it just for fun?
What soap do you guys use in cleaning a lugs, tensions etc.
Hey dude I love your restoration videos do you have any tips for removing scratches from a kit that has a satin/matte finish cheers from England
hmmm thats a tough one...