The 14x612 is as crisp as the 5 model, has a lower fundamental of course, but can be just as snappy.When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
This was in 1963 and half a century later the Acrolite is still going strong. To celebrate, Ludwig offers us a limited edition pair, entirely in brushed aluminium finish. What distinguished the original Acrolite was the seamless, centre-beaded 14x5 aluminium Acrolite shell and eight double-ended Classic lugs. Ludwig S Black And White Badge Plus A SparklingFrom around 19934 Ludwig added a 14x612 Acrolite, but with 10 Classic lugs, plus a sparkling Black Galaxy finish option, sometimes called the Black-Rolite. In recent years the latter became the only Acrolite option, but now you can again get the Acrolite Classic (with chrome-plated fittings) plus, until stocks run out, a Limited Edition. Ludwigs Kevin Packard says, The Acrolite was changed from the standardoriginal brushed aluminum to the Black Galaxy powdercoat back in the 1990s to increase durability for students. It was reintroduced in the brushed finish last year to bring back an old favourite. Kevin adds that the Special Edition drums were a limited production line in 2012 and are on sale now. Build Its a love-it or loathe-it look which reminded us of the aluminiumsilver plastic of recent car dashboards The two Limited Edition Acrolites have the original brushed aluminium shells, but, as Kevin explains, We also had the regular steel hoops, lugs and strainer coated to look like brushed aluminium. The only chrome you see is on the tension bolts and the lever of the trusty old P85 strainer. Its a love-it or loathe-it look which reminded us of the aluminiumsilver plastic of recent car dashboards. If thats not to your taste, you can always opt for a Classic with its contrasting chrome plated hardware. The two seamless aluminium shells themselves are superb, carefully finished and perfectly round with smoothly rounded-over bearing edges. ![]() Plus the black tension screw washers and smaller black locking washers which prevent your tension bolts falling out when changing heads. Ludwig S Black And White Badge Serial Number And ProudlyFinishing off the drums is the familiar 1970s blue-olive badge, with its individual serial number and proudly stating Ludwig, Made in the USA. Plus the familiar P85 strainer with its simple side-lever design. The snare wires are also straightforward 20-strand steel coils attached by nylon straps - its all functional, basic fare, hardly exciting, but it works. Hands On At the launch in 1963, the Acrolite boasted the ad line: Acrolite metal lightens the drum and brightens the tone. It was touted as the student model to accompany the famous Supra-Phonic 400, but some professionals preferred its simplicity. Unlike the Supra- Phonics, which are chrome plated, Acrolites have plain aluminium shells. The 14x5 also has eight lugs rather than the Supra-Phonics 10, simplifying tuning and, because they are fewer, restricting the shell less, allowing a slightly more open tone. The result is a drum which is at once crisp and lively, particularly on rim-shots. Tuned right you get a healthy ring from the centre too, where many drums are simply dead.
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