In 1981, William F. Ludwig II retired and the Ludwig drum name was sold yet again – this time to The Selmer Company. This culminated in a huge operations shift in 1984 (the 75th anniversary of Ludwig production) as they moved from their home in Chicago to Monroe in North Carolina.

What year did Ludwig start making drums?

1909 In the Beginning William F Ludwig Sr. founded Ludwig & Ludwig™ in 1909 with his brother Theobald. The companys first major product was the bass drum pedal, invented by the brothers, drummers themselves, to meet the increasing needs of drummers worldwide.