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Article: LUDWIG DRUMS
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- Modern Drummer : MD
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
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The venerable drum maker, still a serious player on the world stage, celebrates its centennial this year. Surviving the Depression, the potentially overwhelming demands of Beatlemania, and the ire of Buddy Rich.
The year was 1909. William Howard Taft was president of the United States. The Model T automobile was on the road. Broadcast radio was just three years old and was still in limited use. It was the dawn of the recording business, with many people still listening to wax cylinders. And it was when Ludwig & Ludwig was founded.
The year is 2009. Barack Obama is the first African-American U.S. president. An airplane can fly from the East Coast to the West in under six hours. Portable ...