Ludwig
Acrolite Snare Drum - Acrolite Snare Drum History - Ludwig Acrolite
"The
Ludwig Acrolite Snare Drum"
This
is a page from the Spring of 1962 Ludwig Drummer Magazine
with the announcememnt of the NEW
Acrolite Snare Drum!
This
is a flyer announcement that was in a 1962 Ludwig
Catalog!
The
Ludwig Acrolite in the 1963 New Product Catalog. This
is the first generation Acro with the orange peel finish.
The
Ludwig Acrolite 1963/1964 Catalog
1966-67
Ludwig Catalog
1971
Ludwig Catalog
1973-74
Ludwig Catalog
1975
Ludwig Catalog
1980
Ludwig Catalog
1984-85
Ludwig Catalog
The
Acrolite gets the new powder coating to the
aluminum shell.
1989 Ludwig Catalog
1991
and 1992 Mentions the Acrolite, but no photo of it.
1993/1994
Ludwig Catalog. This drum is called the "Blackrolite"
by most vintage collectors. Also called the "Black
Galaxy" finish.
Ludwig
goes to the black powder coating and the Black
and White Badge
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This
web site is not affiliated with the Ludwig Drum Company.
It is an informational web site for the documentation of
the Acrolite Snare Drum. Also called an Acro. We have a
large collection of literature, articles and photos of this
model snare drum. The Acrolite Snare Drum history section
will document the drum from the early 60's version to the
newer Acrolite still being made by Ludwig.