https://useddrumsets.org Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:29:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 https://useddrumsets.org/1970s-ludwig-blue-oyster-pearl-double-headed-octaplus-12-piece-drum-set-kit/ https://useddrumsets.org/1970s-ludwig-blue-oyster-pearl-double-headed-octaplus-12-piece-drum-set-kit/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:03:39 +0000 https://useddrumsets.org/1970s-ludwig-blue-oyster-pearl-double-headed-octaplus-12-piece-drum-set-kit/

























I understand that collecting drums involves a lot of passion. Sometimes passion can blind us a bit and causes us to have unrealistic expectations. I mention this, because it is easy to forget that these drums are over 50 years old! It is fair to say, that perfection should NOT be expected from any of these drums. These drums have been played over the years and hauled from gig to gig. As a result, there are various cosmetic blemishes, general wear, and damage to some drums. I will provide you with a lot of pictures and a general overview of what I see for each drum. I will do my best to note any above average wear that I see, but I’m not perfect. I may miss some things or not have the knowledge to search for specific characteristics. So please; I ask that you understand this and not expect perfection, or for each and every blemish to be mentioned. In the second picture, you can see where to go to, to view many more pictures of the drum set. You can also message me and I can direct you in the right direction. You will receive all of the drums that are pictured. You will also receive all of the stands that are pictured. There are no cymbals or any other parts/accessories included. Only includes the drums/stands that are pictured. All of the hardware will have some scratches, dings, marks… Most of the hardware is in good condition, but some does have a little bit of cracking/pitting. Most of the heads are in poor condition and will need to be replaced. Below, I will focus on the condition of the shell, wrap, and badges. In the picture gallery, there will be a 2 images showing the size. The subsequent images will be of the same drum. When you see the tape measure again, then that’s a new drum. 6″ x 5.5″ Bongo Drum (6 in the head size). Serial # 1295168 Badge does not sit flush and is a little bent. Slight separation of the wrap, at the bottom and is otherwise tight, with no cracking. Bottom of the shell is slightly deformed in some areas. Some cracking/separation of the wooden rim at the bottom. A couple of small 1 cracks to the top plywood layer on the inside. A little bit of finish wear along the bottom bearing edge. 8″ x 5.5″ Bongo Drum. Serial # 1294837 badge has a crease in the lower left corner. 10″ x 5.5″ Tom Drum. Serial #1250994, some small dings to the bade, but overall nice. The inner wooden rim has a section that looks to have been repaired. There are signs of white adhesive present and it does not sit flush wit the rest of the rim. Some rust to the heads of the bolts that are on the interior. The muffler assembly is complete, working, but has some rust spots. Wrap is tight throughout, with only some slight lifting at the seam. No cracks to the wrap. A couple of small rust spots on the hoops. 12″ x 8″ Tom Drum. Serial #1293660 bade is in good condition, minor blemishes. There is a little bit of splintering along some areas of the bearing edge. Muffler assembly is complete, working, with a little bit of rust on it. Seam on the wrap does appear to have been glued down, but is tight throughout. 13″ x 9″ Tom Drum. Serial # 1293661, some small dings and marks to the badge. The seam of the wrap appears to have been glued. At the top of the seam, there is a small piece of wrap that chipped off. Muffler assembly is complete and works properly. Some of the lug mounts have some minor cracking to the finish. 14″ x 10″ Tom Drum. Serial #1293662, some deep scratches to the badge, but it sits flush with the wrap. There is one area on the bottom wooden rim that has some separation/cracking. Wrap has been glued at the seam and there are a couple of cracks to the wrap near the bottom lug mount. Muffler assembly is complete and works, but has some yarn wrapped around it for some reason… I’ll leave it. The seam on the shell may have been repaired. The plywood is slightly raised… A bit of a ramp. 15″ x 12″ Tom Drum. Serial #1293648, some small dings, marks and scratches to the badge. The seam has been glued and there is a crack to the wrap near the top lug mount by the seam. Wrap is otherwise tight and in good condition. Some of the bolt heads on the interior, have some surface rust. Shell and wooden rims are in otherwise good condition. Muffler assembly is complete and works. 16″ x 14″ Tom Drum. Serial #1294736, some scratches to badge, but it sits flush. Some slight separation on the bottom wooden rim… Only about 1 in length. Shell is in good condition and no visible repairs on the interior. Sadly, the wrap on this drum is in poor condition. There are various cracks to the shell. Cracks are throughout different areas of the entire wrap. Cracks vary, with some being small and others are very large (long). Seam does show signs of having been glued down. The bottom hoop has a large dent to it. 18″ x 16″ Floor Tom. Serial #1294372, some scratches to the badge, but it sits flush. The wrap is in poor condition. There are many cracks to the shell and there is an area where the shell has unglued and is lifting. The legs for the floor tom are included, but I’m not sure if they are original. There are 2 seams on the wrap and both appear to have been glued down. 24″ x 16″ Bass Drum. Serial #1293677, some scratches to the badge, but it sits flat. A little bit of corrosion on some of the bolt heads on the interior. The original tension knob is missing from the tom base mount. Instead, there is a bolt in place, that needs a pair of pliers to tighten. Does not include the tom mount, or any other hardware for accessories. The black finish on the wooden rims does not appear to be original. The wrap on the rim has been glued at the ends and there are some holes from some stables. The wrap on the drum is in poor condition. On one section the wrap is heavily cracked from top to bottom. This area has multiple large cracks to it. There are also a couple of other areas that have cracks, but those are smaller. Various small dings and marks throughout the shell as well. The seams do appear to have been glued down. Both of the spurs are included, but they do not have any caps/protection on the ends. Most of the hardware does have some pitting to it. Not sure of the hardware is all original, but it comes with what is pictured. Both of the heads do have some dings and marks, but are not torn and do not have any holes. 24″ x 16″ Bass Drum #2. Serial #1293682, some scratches to the badge, but it sits flat. On the inner wooden rim, there is a crack/separation. A couple of small cracks on the inner top layer of the shell, near some of the hardware. All throughout the wrap, there are various cracks. Some of these cracks are large and some small pieces of the wrap are missing in small areas. Some of the lug bolts are in very poor condition, with some heavy pitting/damage. 14″ x 5″ Snare Drum. Serial # 1296010, minor blemishes but overall in good condition. There is pitting and corrosion throughout the finish/shell. There are areas where the finish has chipped off. There is visible bubbling throughout different areas of the finish. Some pitting to the hardware as well. The snare is missing one of the strands and also has some pitting/corrosion. The top head has a lot of blemishes and some wear to the coating. Bottom head some dings and marks to it. All of the stands that are pictured, will be included as well. Some of these stands are mismatched and have hardware from different manufacturers. I have pictured everything that is included. If something is not pictured or mentioned, then it is not included. All of the pictures are of the actual item that you will receive. Please review the pictures to better determine the condition. This is not something that we can do in a couple of days. Please allow us a week to figure out the arrangements, get quotes and send you an invoice for the lowest possible rate.

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Please copy and paste the link below for additional and higher-quality photos of the set. This is absolutely 100% a players-quality kit. The drums have a lot of wear and looks like someone toured extensively with it throughout the 70s. Ive included pictures of the most noticeable flaws above. The serial numbers and swivel feet Atlas stands date this set to approximately 1976. It had been sitting in a storage locker for decades before I obtained it. These drums are as clean and presentable as theyll get in original condition. Every lug was removed and polished, every tension rod and hoop was polished and removed of rust, and all of the prominent scratches in the wrap were gone over with a furniture marker. While some of these touch ups can still be seen under close inspection, the set looks way better than it did before. From just a feet away, none of these blemishes can really even be seen. And, if desired, a rewrap and some new t-rods would instantly make this set look brand new. Tom sizes are 6,8,10,12,13,14,15,16,18 with two 22 bass drums. Shells are 3-ply (maple/poplar/maple) with Granitone interior. Stands have the usual pitting and scratching expected with 50+ year old hardware. The bass drum mounted tom arms are significantly beat, though this wear is not noticeable once the arms are inside of the drums. No parts are missing on any of the stands and everything still works and holds great. Ive found Evans Hydraulics to be the best sounding heads for concert toms. These heads have been on this set for about a year, so theyre a bit worn (though still have plenty of life left in them). The drums still had the Silver Dot Ludwig Rockers when I originally got them. The original resonant heads are still on the bass drums. Overall, this is about a 6/10 set. A majority of the wear is secluded to the wrap (and the cortex wrap was designed to take quite a heavy beating). There is noticeable corrosion on some of the t-rods and hoops. That said, the drums themselves are still very solid and will easily last another 50+ years. They can be restored to look like new or you can play them as they are. These sets are hard to find complete and in this finish. Drummer for Vanilla Fudge (Carmine Appice) was known for playing an identical set in the mid-70s. It would most likely cost less to pick it up. The item “1976 Ludwig Mahogany Cortex Octaplus Drum Set” is in sale since Tuesday, September 7, 2021. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Percussion\Drums\Sets & Kits”. The seller is “bigdavid61″ and is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Brand: Ludwig
• Type: Acoustic Drum Kit
• Model: Octaplus
• Shell Material: Mahogany

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Please copy and paste the link below for additional and higher-quality photos of the set. This is absolutely 100% a players-quality kit. The drums have a lot of wear and looks like someone toured extensively with it throughout the 70s. Ive included pictures of the most noticeable flaws above. The serial numbers and swivel feet Atlas stands date this set to approximately 1976. It had been sitting in a storage locker for decades before I obtained it. These drums are as clean and presentable as theyll get in original condition. Every lug was removed and polished, every tension rod and hoop was polished and removed of rust, and all of the prominent scratches in the wrap were gone over with a furniture marker. While some of these touch ups can still be seen under close inspection, the set looks way better than it did before. From just a feet away, none of these blemishes can really even be seen. And, if desired, a rewrap with some new t-rods and hoops would instantly make this set look brand new. Tom sizes are 6,8,10,12,13,14,15,16,18 with two 22 bass drums. Stands have the usual pitting and scratching expected with 50+ year old hardware. The bass drum mounted tom arms are significantly beat, though this wear is not noticeable once the arms are inside of the drums. No parts are missing on any of the stands and everything still works and holds great. Ive found Evans Hydraulics to be the best sounding heads for concert toms. These heads have been on this set for about a year, so theyre a bit worn (though still have plenty of life left in them). The drums still had the Silver Dot Ludwig Rockers when I originally got them. The original resonant heads are still on the bass drums. Overall, this is about a 6/10 set. A majority of the wear is secluded to the wrap (and the cortex wrap was designed to take quite a heavy beating). That said, the drums themselves are still very solid and will easily last another 50+ years. They can be restored to look like new or you can play them as they are. The item “1976 Mahogany Cortex Ludwig Octaplus Drum Set” is in sale since Wednesday, June 23, 2021. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Percussion\Drums\Sets & Kits”. The seller is “bigdavid61″ and is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Brand: Ludwig
• Type: Acoustic Drum Kit
• Items Included: Cymbal
• Model: Octaplus
• Shell Material: Mahogany

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Before reading any further, please note that the. Cymbals, cymbal stands, pedals, and throne are NOT included in this listing. All of the drums that you see in the photos are included (as well as their stands). Please copy and paste the link below for additional and higher-quality photos of the set. This is absolutely 100% a players-quality kit. The drums have a lot of wear and looks like someone toured extensively with it throughout the 70s. Ive included pictures of the most noticeable flaws above. The serial numbers and swivel feet Atlas stands date this set to approximately 1976. It had been sitting in a storage locker for decades before I obtained it. These drums are as clean and presentable as theyll get in original condition. Every lug was removed and polished, every tension rod and hoop was polished and removed of rust, and all of the prominent scratches in the wrap were gone over with a furniture marker. While some of these touch ups can still be seen under close inspection, the set looks way better than it did before. From just a feet away, none of these blemishes can really even be seen. And, if desired, a rewrap with some new t-rods and hoops would instantly make this set look brand new. Tom sizes are 6,8,10,12,13,14,15,16,18 with two 22 bass drums. The 14×6.5 supraphonic is a newer drum that I added later on to the set and is in great shape! Stands have the usual pitting and scratching expected with 50+ year old hardware. The bass drum mounted tom arms are significantly beat, though this wear is not noticeable once the arms are inside of the drums. No parts are missing on any of the stands and everything still works and holds great. Ive found Evans Hydraulics to be the best sounding heads for concert toms. These heads have been on this set for about a year, so theyre a bit worn (though still have plenty of life left in them). The drums still had the Silver Dot Ludwig Rockers when I originally got them. The original resonant heads are still on the bass drums. Overall, this is about a 6/10 set. A majority of the wear is secluded to the wrap (and the cortex wrap was designed to take quite a heavy beating). That said, the drums themselves are still very solid and will easily last another 50+ years. They can be restored to look like new or you can play them as they are. The item “1976 Mahogany Cortex Ludwig Octaplus Drum Set with 6.5 Supraphonic Snare Drum” is in sale since Sunday, May 16, 2021. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Percussion\Drums\Sets & Kits”. The seller is “bigdavid61″ and is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Brand: Ludwig
• Type: Acoustic Drum Kit
• Items Included: Cymbal
• Model: Octaplus
• Shell Material: Mahogany

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Vintage Ludwig Octaplus for sale. 8 mounted toms, 1 floor tom (18″), 2 bass drums (24″), 1 Supraphonic snare drum (6×14″), original speed king pedals, Zildjian – 20″ ride, 16″ and 18″ crash, 14″ hi- hats, 16″ china. Drummers thrown and cow bell. The item “Vintage Ludwig Octaplus Drum Set” is in sale since Thursday, July 19, 2018. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Percussion\Drums\Sets & Kits”. The seller is “nj_jim_01″ and is located in Bushkill, Pennsylvania. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Brand: Ludwig
• Type: Octaplus
• Material: Maple
• Skill Level: Professional
• Items Included: Ziljian 20in ride, 16in and 18in crash, 16in china, 14in hi-hats
• Drum Type: Acoustic Drum Kits
• Size: 6in, 8in, 10in, 12in, 13in, 14in, 16in, 17in, 18in mounted toms

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This rare 1970’s Ludwig Octaplus drum set that Ludwig featured in shy blue pearl is up for grabs. All three ply shells with gray interiors Ludwig’s small tom lugs. This set is a one owner and looks to be all original to me. (please look at pictures) In almost collector grade. The eight toms 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 all hang on stands with clip type mounts plus two 22 bass drums. The serial numbers are as close as I have seen. The numbers are starting from the 6 tom up 1602042, 1601996, 1602251, 1602176, 1602256, 1602225, 1602197, 1602258, 1602155, 1602224. “Wow” All seams look very nice and tight the color is vibrant comes with four tom stands or you can use the two bass drums. All the chrome looks great no pitting no rust no cracks. There are only a few bad points I see one bass drum has a newer diamond plate mount, the 15 tom seam is lifting a little and the bottom and the stands swivel feet on some are missing and the stands look more like their age. Could use a good cleaning. Please ask questions and for any more detailed pictures. The item “Vintage Ludwig 1970’s OctaPlus Drum Set, Sky Blue Pearl, Number Match set Rare” is in sale since Sunday, March 25, 2018. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Percussion\Drums\Sets & Kits”. The seller is “duckie2121″ and is located in Glendale, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Ludwig

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Vintage 70’s Ludwig Black Vistalite Octaplus drumset in very good condition for sale. These are power toms not standard. Sizes are 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 16 and 18 floor toms. Bass drums are 22. All hardware racks, clamps, etc. Second bass drum and 15″ and 16″ concert toms not shown. The item “Vintage 70’s ludwig Vistalite Octaplus Drumset” is in sale since Saturday, November 19, 2016. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Percussion\Drums\Sets & Kits”. The seller is “videobiker7399″ and is located in Cortlandt Manor, New York. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Drum Type: Ludwig

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