The lugs of my '66 Slingerland set has brown paper folded and tucked behind the spring of the lugs. Is this a Slingerland thing or did someone do this later and any thoughts on why? Should I leave the paper?
Also, do guys thing I should reinstall my lugs with gaskets or back on like they were?
Thanks for the help!
Lisa
THANK YOU!!!! for that quick and useful response. You guys on this forum are so awesome.
Lisa
Oh yea, I got the gasket answer by searching old threads. No gaskets for me.
The lugs of my '66 Slingerland set has brown paper folded and tucked behind the spring of the lugs. Is this a Slingerland thing or did someone do this later and any thoughts on why? Should I leave the paper?Also, do guys thing I should reinstall my lugs with gaskets or back on like they were?Thanks for the help!Lisa
Are you sure this is not aged felt? Pretty much all the old drum companies used felt & it was very cheap and still is. If you have paper in the lugs it is some kind of cheap a$$ resto & needs to be replaced with felt. You can buy it in the arts & crafts section of Walmart for a couple bucks. You're doing well & asking the right questions...we don't have a lot of female resto geeks out there & it's nice to get a Lady that is in to getting her hands dirty with a resto project! We need a little variety here because there are way too many "hard tails" LOL!
Good luck with your project, if you need any help, just ask...this is a great bunch vintage drum lovers that really need some female guidance.
some use paper, some use felt, Yamaha uses foam. Sailing2
I put some paper in lug casings on my drum sets. It has my name and phone number on it. I put it in there for identification purposes--in the off chance that my drums get stolen and I come across them, I can prove, on the spot, that they're mine...
My Ludwig Standards had foam that was very hard, my Super Classics had nothing, I put red felt throughout both sets.
My Star set came with nothing so I re assembled with nothing. The springs hitting the metal lugs buzzed terribly when I played with any force, so I put in felt. Buzz disappearedExcited
Did they origionaly have gaskets between the shell and lugs? I have seen gaskets on tom mounts, spurs and leg mounts on floor toms but not on lugs.
Jeff C
Did they origionaly have gaskets between the shell and lugs? I have seen gaskets on tom mounts, spurs and leg mounts on floor toms but not on lugs.
Jeff C
