EP 156 - The History of WFL Drums with Kurt Ekstrom - Drum History Podcast
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- WFL Drums was born in 1937 when William F. Ludwig sold the rights to use his name to CG Conn and he became a competitor with Ludwig and Ludwig Drums. Kurt is an expert on this roughly 18-year period where William F. Ludwig and The Chief (William II) operated out of the Damen Ave factory as WFL Drums and created beautiful drum sets and hardware that are still revered today. We discuss the initial opening of the factory, the war-time era, and the eventual purchase of the Ludwig name back from Conn in the mid-1950s. Kurt has a great collection and really knows his stuff - enjoy this episode!
****I made a mistake in the video with a photo I included that Kurt sent me. The picture of WFL II is actually pre war and those lugs are not zephyr lugs. Those are actually some of the un-cataloged lugs that Kurt was talking about.
Here are some other Ludwig related Podcast episodes:
EP 8 - The History of Ludwig Drums with William F. Ludwig III:
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EP 44 - The History of the Ludwig Black Beauty with Uli Salazar:
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EP 61 - Living a Ludwig Life with Jim Catalano
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EP 95 - The History of Ludwig Bass Drum Pedals with Steve Zemanek
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EP145 - Ludwigs Role in the Development of Plastic Drumheads with Bill Ryder
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EP 153 - Ludwig Supraphonic History with Uli Salazar
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****I made a mistake in the video with a photo I included that Kurt sent me. The picture of WFL II is actually pre war and those lugs are not zephyr lugs. Those are actually some of the un-cataloged lugs that Kurt was talking about.
Love your podcast Bart. Thanks for doing this for the drum community! Thanks a lot!
Thank you Alexandre!
Thanks to Bart for having me!
My 12" blue & olive badge, black diamond pearl tom with granitone interior has large classic lugs.
As it should!
Excellent episode! I'm a huge WFL fan
Thank you! WFL is a very cool brand and period of drum history
I have a 24x 14 bass drum stamped jan 1960. It has what appears to be a maple inside the drum The toms that came with it are stamped Jan 1960 but a couple days later and they have mahogany inside them. The floor tom had wfl spring style legs. These were bought used with no badges( recovered). All the lugs are standard size Ludwig classic lugs. Has anyone else seen a bass drum like this?
Oh yeah the bass drum has the gull wing style spurs
This kit is highly tuned to a set of tin cans. not a true representation of how great these kits can sound. These are drums that should rumble, not sound like a hamster trapped in a soup can .😂