VINTAGE 1937 WFL "New Yorker" Outfit in White Marine Pearl - 12x22, 8x12, 14x16

VINTAGE 1937 WFL "New Yorker" Outfit in White Marine Pearl

• Vintage Drum Set.

• Sizes: 12x22, 8x12, 14x16

• Details & Notes: A rare bird from the late 30's! This stunning WFL from 1937 is one of the first sets William F Ludwig would have made under the newly formed WFL drum company after selling the Ludwig name to GC Conn. The set consists of a 12x22 "New Yorker" sized bass drum, something that was not common to see in the day, and would later become popular as a component of the "Ludwig New Yorker" outfit released in the 50's to cater towards more compact outfits demanded by jobbing jazz drummers. The set also features a 8x12 tom and a 14x16 floor tom. Collectively, the sizes behave more of what you would expect from a 20/12/14 due to the shortened depths, taking high tunings and low tunings with ease. With that said, the drums are incredibly punchy when tuned low. The drum set would have originally had a second bass drum mounted cymbal arm, which is long gone likely due to the rather impractical place it was placed. The drums are so early in WFL production that they do not have any badges or even grommet holes for badges. Instead, there is a semi faded paper sticker on the 12" tom, original and documented on many early WFL drums. The lugs are early "Zephyr" style lugs found on first generation WFL built pre-war and during early WWII before picking up wooden lugs, a common practice to adhere to war time metal rationing of the day. All the hardware appears original, with the exception of the batter floor tom hoop which is chrome and may be later WFL or of different origin. The floor tom would likely have been a cradle tom, with the WFL legs being added by a certified dealer, making them original in origin. It is possible that these are early iterations of the legs. The tom uses full length Zephyr lugs, as opposed to the small lugs that were often staggered on toms. This is also a five lug drum, giving it a unique Gretschy vibe. Both toms feature key holders with authentic WFL keys. The floor tom as fully functional mufflers, while the rest of the drums never had mufflers installed. All in all, this is a beautiful, rare, and fully functional part of drumming history that has a home in both yesterday and today's music.

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