Quick Question On B-Stock Snare

Bruce M. Thomson

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There is a hand hammered 6/14 x 14 Ludwig Black Beauty for sale on Ebay that brand new is B-stock; I am not concerned about the condition of the drum but since it has no serial number would that have a bearing on it's re-sale value? I wouldn't be quick to sell it that's for sure but for future consideration I was curious.

Cheers
 
It would probably mean a slight discount to a Ludwig aficionado, but it would still hold a healthy value to just about anyone else.

BTW, they're not actually hand-hammered, but they are guided by hand through a machine with a single hammering piston and every shell is somewhat unique.

Bermuda
 
I have a B-Stock Brass snare.

It sounds amazing, and the only real issue is inside the drum where some of the finish is not as nice in two spots.

My B stock has a cut badge, but this one just doesn't have serial number.

You are looking at this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ludwig-Blac.../261452946148?pt=US_Drums&hash=item3cdfcf5ae4

At $699, that's about what a regular one would sell at.

My badge looks like this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Ludwig-.../321171140659?pt=US_Drums&hash=item4ac74ab033

It seems like only a slight discount over what a regular one would be. I got mine a couple years ago, and it's a COB, but it was way less than an A stock B.E. would be.


This one doesn't have a serial number either:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-LUDWIG.../130971926519?pt=US_Drums&hash=item1e7e88fff7

Could be a few NAMM display drums getting sold off. I haven't seen B Stocks with a full badge before though. Hmmmm....
 
I bought a couple B-Stock snares when Todd (Trent) was still with Ludwig. Both drums had very minor, and I do mean minor, little flaws in the finish inside the drums. One was almost impossible to find and the other was only noticeable if you were looking very hard for it. Mine both had cut badges.
 
Could be a few NAMM display drums getting sold off. I haven't seen B Stocks with a full badge before though. Hmmmm....

Ludwig wouldn't have brought B-stock drums to NAMM, all of the Supras/BBs there had the original Keystone replica badges made for the Legacy line (which at first looks unusual, but is really very classy.)

Bermuda
 
Given that the serial numbers on "A-stock" drums mean nothing in the first place, I wouldn't think that it would be a huge consideration on resale value. If you advertise it as B-stock, then people are naturally going to assume that there is a slight flaw with the drum anyway.
 
I have a B-Stock Brass snare.

It sounds amazing, and the only real issue is inside the drum where some of the finish is not as nice in two spots.

My B stock has a cut badge, but this one just doesn't have serial number.

You are looking at this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ludwig-Blac.../261452946148?pt=US_Drums&hash=item3cdfcf5ae4

At $699, that's about what a regular one would sell at.

My badge looks like this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Ludwig-.../321171140659?pt=US_Drums&hash=item4ac74ab033

It seems like only a slight discount over what a regular one would be. I got mine a couple years ago, and it's a COB, but it was way less than an A stock B.E. would be.


This one doesn't have a serial number either:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-LUDWIG.../130971926519?pt=US_Drums&hash=item1e7e88fff7

Could be a few NAMM display drums getting sold off. I haven't seen B Stocks with a full badge before though. Hmmmm....


Yes that is it. Thanks
 
Ludwig wouldn't have brought B-stock drums to NAMM, all of the Supras/BBs there had the original Keystone replica badges made for the Legacy line (which at first looks unusual, but is really very classy.)

Bermuda

Yes, I saw a BB and a 402 (with a new tag inside) at the shop yesterday with the small Keystone.
 
Given that the serial numbers on "A-stock" drums mean nothing in the first place, I wouldn't think that it would be a huge consideration on resale value. If you advertise it as B-stock, then people are naturally going to assume that there is a slight flaw with the drum anyway.

Resale? Once you've played them for a minute, week, month or year - they ARE B stock drums. If you're playing them you will mar them more than some unnoticeable factory blem. A used drum is a used drum.
 
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