RodneyZepa
Senior Member
I've got a Ludwig 5x14 Supraphonic which has a Serial Number of 10029 which would put it in 1964…This is a really low number when I compare it to a 1964 Keystone Snare on EBay with Serial Number of 135409…This would indicate that Ludwig produced 125,380 drums from when they made my snare and the Keystone I am using as an example…Thats a lot of drums ain't it…Based on 40 hour work week (2080 hours in a year) , that would be 60 drums per hour…I'm speculating here as for all I know they may have been running one - two or three shifts daily at any given time…My Supro has everything original but sad part is the chrome was so badly peeled that I had it lightly sand blasted (Outside of shell only) and now it looks like an Acrolite…Has very nice tone to it and I can use it for any type of music…I am curious if any drummers or collectors have drums with similar numbering (5 digits) and if they know of any other historical or relevant information regarding this topic...