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Best vintage hi-hat stand?

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I'm sick of lugging all this heavy modern hardware from gig to gig. I love my reed-thin ludwig cymbal stands. I have the lightest hi-hat stand Gibralter makes, but, it's not nearly as light as an old rogers or Gretsch. What do you think is the best value in a vintage hi-hat stand. So far, the best I've tried is Rogers. I'm interested in light weight, durable, non-squeaky, and, of course, feel...

Posted on 11 years ago
#1
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I love my Ludwig 1123-1 Spurlock. The fact I got it for free makes me even happier. Very smooth, lightweight and surprisingly stable.

Posted on 11 years ago
#2
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yep. the 60's and 70's 1123-1 spurlocks are plentiful and affordable. great hi hat stands..

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
#3
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Or the 1124-1 also.

My kit:
Ludwig Vistalite Big Beat set consisting of:
14” X 22” bass, 16” X 16” floor tom, 8” X 12” ride tom, 9” X 13” ride tom, 5” X 14” snare
Ludwig 201 Speed King bass drum pedal
Ludwig 1124 Spur-lok hit-hat with Ludwig Standard Paiste 14” cymbals (760 & 770 gr) with ching-ring
Two Ludwig Standard S-270 cymbals stands
18” Zildjian crash cymbal (1550 gr) and 20” Zildjian ride cymbal (2130 gr) with CAMCO sizzler
Gibraltar motorcycle seat-style drum throne with backrest
Posted on 11 years ago
#4
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I own and play Ludwig 1123-1 and the 1124-1 (Atlas), Rogers 60's Swivomatic with hinged heel and Slingerland 804 flush-base and 806 Dynamo stands. While I like them all, I'd choose the Ludwig Atlas 1124-1 if I had to gig repeatedly. It's light, compact and easily adjustable for spring tension.

Mark

Posted on 11 years ago
#5
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I'm partial to the 1960s Gretsch Hi Hat stands because the top rod is "hinged" and you dont have to screw anything in. Set up is like 5 seconds.

Posted on 11 years ago
#6
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simply the very best is the Rogers supreme hihat stand hands downlasts forever.

Posted on 11 years ago
#7
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From mlayton

yep. the 60's and 70's 1123-1 spurlocks are plentiful and affordable. great hi hat stands..mike

I concur wholeheartedly.

Posted on 11 years ago
#8
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Spurlocks work well so do the camco and the slingerland and they're all light as a feather

Posted on 11 years ago
#9
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Ludwig 1124 all the way. It does everything a hi-hat needs to do and in a light and compact form. The pre-1975 models with the flat legs (tubular legged version has the same feel but takes up more space when folded).

The plentiful 1123-1 is a close second but I prefer the look of the Atlas model.

Posted on 11 years ago
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