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A creative demonstration of blending colorful fibers into a sparkly rainbow batt using a drum carder, showcasing the process and techniques for preparing unique spinning materials.

Ludwig Göransson: We went to great lengths to get the performances where they are in the film. Miles practiced guitar for three months. He’s not noodling, he’s doing slide guitar solos.

For one thing, drum production ballooned from an eight-hour day, five days a week, to 24 hours a day, six day a week. Back then, Ludwig was still based in Chicago. Company leaders were grateful.

The Drum City Ltd. salesman went to rip off the Ludwig logo on the drum front when Starr stopped him. “Leave it on,” Starr said. “It’s American, you know. It was just the kit for me.” ...

Those drums also meant something to Ludwig, especially after 73 million people tuned in to “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, and saw the Beatles in America with Starr on his Ludwig Downbeat ...