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US Mercury Hardware

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Ok, I know little about drums and less about drum hardware.

I am trying to restore a US Mercury (japanese drumset) back to playable condition and so far, all is fine except the Tom has no screws to attach the head. I took it to the local music store, and they tried a few screws, but they were all slightly too thick. It looks like the screws to pull the head to the wood (and tune it) are pretty thin with a tight screw thread.

Is anyone familiar with this hardware and if there is any hardware compatible with it without re-threading the lugs?

Thanks for any information. I apologize if this is vague, like I said, I really don't know anything about this stuff. thanks!

Mind Blowi

Posted on 15 years ago
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[COLOR="DarkRed"]You have the old Japanese threaded metric threads. Unfortunately, there were 2 different threads which Pearl and Tama (aka Star) used back then (Pearl made Mercury).

You have 2 choices. Try to find the metric threaded t-rods...OR...go back to the drum store and buy NEW, standard lug inserts and replace the old inserts (meaning the female threaded portion of the lug) with the generic standard inserts.

That's what I usually do.

Just bring a lug casing with you to make sure the new ones fit OK.[/COLOR]

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Posted on 15 years ago
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From Jaye

[COLOR="DarkRed"]...OR...go back to the drum store and buy NEW, standard lug inserts and replace the old inserts (meaning the female threaded portion of the lug) with the generic standard inserts.That's what I usually do.Just bring a lug casing with you to make sure the new ones fit OK.[/COLOR]

thanks for the info, that helps a lot.

the music store suggested replacing the old inserts also.

i'd love to find originals but i'll look into replacing the old ones. hopefully it would just be a matter of unscrewing and inserting the standard inserts without any redrilling or anything. i'll pull a lug apart tomorrow and see just what's involved.

the store is pretty far from my house. is there an online store for buying hardware like generic lug inserts?

Posted on 15 years ago
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Try either precisiondrum.com, jamminsam.com, drumfoundry.com, or drummaker.com.

The only drawback is, in the lest you would need to determine that the replacement inserts FIT your lugs. You almost need to try one out on the lug.

There are also 2 kinds of inserts: the kind which requires a spring (likely what you need) and the flat-backed kind which requires a rubber washer/stop (these will NOT work on a lug which uses a spring).

So, inquire carefully when buying them online, if you must.

Posted on 15 years ago
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