Hi Martin,

There are 2 different wing screws, depending on the style of base. If the "T" wing screw threads directly into the base, it is a 1/4-24 thread. If the wing screw threads into a holding nut, sometimes called a strap nut, it will be a 1/4-20 thread. Let us know what you have.

-Mark

Thanks for the precise question.

This is the base and the screws I need. I think it is the finer thread. I will never understand your US screw sizes and threads. Metric can be so easy: M4, M5, M6.... :-)

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Martin,

I looked through my Slingerland parts and was able to find one (1) T screw in the 1/4-24 thread. Chrome and threads are in excellent condition. The only real issue is postage to Germany. The best and most reliable way to ship would be USPS Priority Mail in a small box. Cost would be about $34 in US funds.

-Mark

Mark, don't you mean 1/4-28 for the fine thread version. Also, the T screw in his picture looks like a 1/4-20 (coarse thread).

As I told you: I will never understand the US-thread sizes :-)

The one on the picture is from another cymbal stand and I tried it. It fits the snare stand as well as the cymbal arm holder on the BD.

Thanks for looking!

Martin

Hey slingerfan!

No, the thread in question is 1/4-24. In fact, I recently purchased both a tap and die in this size for my early 60's Slingerland flat-base stands. Used both just a few days ago to clean up the threads of 2 of my stands. Found the parts on eBay, as these are virtually impossible to find locally. To my knowledge, no modern suppliers offer any type of screw in 1/4-24 anymore. This is most likely why Slingerland changed to 1/4-20 T screws, which thread into a nut captured inside the tube. It was also too easy to strip the threads in the older style stand.

Edit: Just looked through my 1969 Slingerland catalog. The T screw in question is part number 686, listed as a 1/4-24 thread.

-Mark

Martin,

While I'll be the first to agree with many of the odd US thread sizes, but that was in the past. However, the same is also true of metric sizes. There are lots of vintage MIJ and European drums with thread sizes that a very difficult to match. Tama was guilty of using an odd size metric screw to hold their lugs. If memory serves, it was a 5mm-.90 thread pitch! So many MIJ snare drums came with metric tension rods that are nearly impossible to find anymore. One of the only choices is to convert the lugs to use standard 12-24 tension rods. I've had to do this on a handful of drums!

-Mark

That's why I love this forum!

Thanks for the lessons in 1/4 20 to 28.

And yes, you are right there used to be many different metric threads as well....

But at the end of the day: I know now what I need......

Yup, Mark, you are absolutely correct. Pulled out my thread gauges and checked some of my stands. Mine are 1/4-24 with and without the captive nut. 1/4-24 was evidently fairly common before World War II. Harley-Davidson actually used this size; restorers need those taps and dies.