The Ludwig snare drum, also known as the Black Beauty, was made and is still produced in the US. The Ludwig snare drum is an awesome piece for any collector.
Every Ludwig USA Percussion drum is a custom, hand-made drum, made to-order at their plant in Monroe, North Carolina, USA. The Ludwig Monroe team's passion shines through in every hand-made drum.
The Snare - 1912 was released on: USA: 17 October 1912
The standard drum kits used by bands today evolved from band pits at sporting events across Europe and the USA. Band pits became too small and drum players were given a snare drum and a bass drum, which was modified to work with a pedal. This already eliminated one person. Later hi-hats and cymbals were introduced to the setup. This setup evolved into quite a complex system of drums and cymbals and became a challenge to play. The drum kit/drum set was born. Eventually the drum kit was used in commercial music.
The Snare of Fate - 1913 I was released on: USA: 23 June 1913
The Snare of Society - 1911 was released on: USA: 10 July 1911
It's nigh impossible to say who invented the drum kit because it's evolved over more than a century. Back in the late 1800's bands mostly had one person for each of the bass drum, snare drum, cymbal etc. When vaudeville got into its stride around 1900 and musicians played in the pit, there wasn't enough space for a bunch of percussionists, so they looked at playing more than one thing at a time. There was a patent for a bass drum pedal in 1888 which meant one person could play two things at the same time. By 1910 the Ludwig brothers had made a pedal with a spring and eventually one that could change from cymbal to bass drum using a switch. In 1918 Ludwig were marketing a drum kit which might have been the first commercial one. The kit evolved over time to what it is now, mostly because musicians are known for being inventive and changing things to suit themselves. So in one way you might say Ludwig but in truth it was a multitude of drummers who contributed to the existence of a drum kit.
Ryan Snare was born February 8, 1979, in Clearwater, FL, USA.
The regular drum is from africa, and china. the drum set is from the USA.
The Snare of Fate - 1913 II was released on: USA: 17 June 1913
Susannah Ludwig was born in Silver Spring, in Maryland, USA.
Snare - 2006 was released on: USA: 7 April 2006 (Macon Georgia Film and Video Festival)
Darcy Ludwig was born on August 25, 1966, in Iowa, USA.