EP 156 - The History of WFL Drums with Kurt Ekstrom - Drum History Podcast
Channel: Drum History Podcast
Date: 2022-06-14

WFL Drums was born in 1937 when William F. Ludwig sold the rights to use his name to CG Conn and he became a competitor with Ludwig and Ludwig Drums. Kurt is an expert on this roughly 18-year period where William F. Ludwig and The Chief (William II) operated out of the Damen Ave factory as WFL Drums and created beautiful drum sets and hardware that are still revered today. We discuss the initial opening of the factory, the war-time era, and the eventual purchase of the Ludwig name back from Conn in the mid-1950s. Kurt has a great collection and really knows his stuff - enjoy this episode!

****I made a mistake in the video with a photo I included that Kurt sent me. The picture of WFL II is actually pre war and those lugs are not zephyr lugs. Those are actually some of the un-cataloged lugs that Kurt was talking about.

Here are some other Ludwig related Podcast episodes:

EP 8 - The History of Ludwig Drums with William F. Ludwig III:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkpZ7...

EP 44 - The History of the Ludwig Black Beauty with Uli Salazar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6VvX...

EP 61 - Living a Ludwig Life with Jim Catalano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5x1s...

EP 95 - The History of Ludwig Bass Drum Pedals with Steve Zemanek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s58nK...

EP145 - Ludwigs Role in the Development of Plastic Drumheads with Bill Ryder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVTED...

EP 153 - Ludwig Supraphonic History with Uli Salazar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M20mQ...

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