![]() The snare drum, which measures 14 inches in diameter and 5 1/2 inches high, will be on view in a special display within the Metropolitan Museum's newly renovated Musical Instruments Galleries, which house its renowned collection of instruments from six continents and the Pacific Islands, dating from about 300 B.C. On behalf of the employees and management of the Ludwig Drum Company, I would like to thank you for choosing our instruments and for the major role you are playing in the music world today." Your millions of fans have honored you and the other members of The Beatles by their overwhelming acceptance of your recordings and concert appearances. Ludwig said, "I have never known a drummer more widely acclaimed and publicized than you, Ringo Starr. It bears a plaque reading: "Ringo Starr, The Beatles." At the presentation, Mr. Ludwig, Jr., presented him with the specially made, one-of-a-kind gold snare drum ("Super-Sensitive" model) before the concert. To thank Ringo for using their instruments, company president William F. That September, The Beatles performed their first concert in Chicago, home to the Ludwig Drum Company. "We are so pleased to be able to display in our galleries this spectacular loan from Ringo himself, who has owned it since it was first presented to him in September 1964, for thousands of visitors to see during this landmark birthday year."įollowing the appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in early 1964, on which Ringo Starr appeared playing a Ludwig oyster black pearl drum set with the name "Ludwig" prominently displayed, the manufacturer experienced an enormous surge in sales and had to schedule round-the-clock production to accommodate orders. "This special presentation drum-made for the most influential drummer of a generation and representing the highest-end production of the most important drum manufacturer of the 20th century-holds iconic stature," stated Jayson Kerr Dobney, Associate Curator in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Musical Instruments. On loan from Ringo Starr, it was originally presented to him by the Ludwig Drum Company during The Beatles' 1964 visit to Chicago when the legendary rock group was on its first tour of the United States. ![]() On July 7, Ringo Starr's seventieth birthday, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will inaugurate a special display of his gold-plated snare drum that will remain on view through December 2010 in the Museum's second-floor Musical Instruments Galleries. Right: Preview of Live from the Artists Den: Ringo Starr with Ben Harper and Relentless7. Schory (far right), and the other Beatles (John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney) look on. Ludwig, Jr., president of Ludwig Drum Company (second from left), as his daughter Brooke, Ludwig's director of marketing R. ![]() Left: Ringo Starr accepting the gold snare drum in 1964 from William F. ![]()
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