This one-of-a-kind 1968 vintage Ludwig kit tells an unlikely tale of happenstance - and resurrection.

It was found peeking out of a countryside dumpster by renowned Swedish drummer Miikal Häggström while on tour. He could not believe his luck. He carefully refurbished it, and quite literally brought this ultra-dead kit back to life. 

Customized to hit harder

Converted into concert toms (without resonant heads), this kit is now a custom-built, meticulously treated thump machine, packing a serious punch and a boatload of mojo.

We built a custom "dead box" in Stockholm’s legendary Ingrid Studios.

To get the perfect punchy sound, you need to control the drum’s ringing and resonance and the room’s reflections. Usually, you would encapsulate the kit with dampening gobo walls, and treat the drum heads with dampening material. But this is no usual kit — it's the deadest of the dead.

Every kit piece was dampened to perfection using classic methods - tea cloths, towels, blankets, tape, moon gel - you name it.