The photos depict the condition of the set very accurately.Дў2Г—14 bass, 16Г—16 floor tom, 13Г—9 tom. The set is in nearly the same condition as it was when it left the Ludwig factory in the summer of 1963. All drums have standard Ludwig overlapping finish scarf joints. The bass drum is unpainted on the interior as was the standard practice with Ludwig at the time.

Interiors of the snare and toms drums are painted white. Original Ludwig logo heads top and bottom, all original brass hoops, red felt mufflers. The chrome is extremely clean with only some extremely minor pitting.

There is some extremely slight snare rash on the 13вЂі tom. The other badges retained their matte brass finish. The badge on the snare has been buffed to shiny brass. The shells have been professionally buffed and polished. No holes, modifications, discoloration or damage. The set is in virtually perfect condition. The set went directly from the Ludwig factory to the buyerвЂ™s basement, where it remained for the next 56 years. This single owner set that was purchased directly from the Ludwig factory in Chicago, barely 6 weeks after Ringo bought his first Black Oyster set and about a year before America had discovered the Beatles. The 13вЂі and 16вЂі toms are both date stamped June 23, 1963. All of the drums have pre-serial number keystone badges. The set is virtuallyВ identical to the set Ringo Starr played with the Beatles for the majority of his career with the Beatles. This 1963 Super Classic Model Black Oyster set is by far the most perfect Super Classic Black Oyster Ringo set IвЂ™ve ever encountered. My quest to find one of these is what first got me interested in vintage drums. In over 40 years in the vintage drum world IвЂ™ve seen dozens of Ludwig Black Oyster вЂњRingoвЂќ sets.

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