Paul Jamieson #35 1970s Ludwig Black Beauty 5×14″ Brass Snare, $2,249

Ludwig 1970s Pointy Blue Olive Badge 5×14 Black Beauty Conversion.

There’s no snare more reliable than a Ludwig Black Beauty. You can’t make one of these drums not sound great if you tried! This one started out with a Supersensitive parallel throw-off. Jamo replaced the parallel throw off with a standard P-83 and added a beefy Rogers butt-plate leaving some extra holes from the original hardware. He took off the muffler and swapped original top hoop for a cast hoops. This drum inspired countless black brass replicas from almost every major drum manufacturer but none seem to quite capture the Jamo magic.

PRICE $2,249.00. Serious offers considered.

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