Forget the Leedy name - how many 15-year-olds buying their first kit will have any idea who/what Leedy was anyway? The shells are the standard fare, but what makes the kit stand out is the quality of ...

“The original drums are date-stamped inside ‘0951’: September ’51,” says Mark. The Leedy and Ludwig amalgamation is evident in the way the bass drum and toms have Leedy beavertail lugs while the snare ...

His obsession began aged eight when his father brought a Leedy drum kit into their home. Now 72-year-old Alan Buckley is showing off his amazing collection of drums and music memorabilia at a new ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This album documents the Leedy Manufacturing Co.'s production of a variety of percussion musical instruments, such as drums, tympani, xylophones, ...

Ulysses G. Leedy was born in Fostoria, Ohio, in 1867 and started playing the drums at a young age. He eventually went on the road and patented the first collapsible snare drum stand in 1896. A year ...

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