I took the late model spur off of the bass drum and measured the hole spacing. The original bracket hole foot print is 1 7/8". Exactly the same as a floor tom leg bracket. The extra holes I will have to deal with are about 1/4" diameter.

The holes and wrap are sorta mashed inward. Not a hole with a clean edge. A mashed inward lookin hole. I know the newer spurs are a lot more efficient. Should I just forget it and go on, or attempt filling the holes and chase down parts? I see these legs and brackets on ebay all over the place. Another thing,

my 72 luddy tom brackets have the little swivel eye bolt inside with a wing nut to tighten the leg, the 61-63 floor tom bracket is solid with a wing screw that screws into the leg. I am assuming the latter yr bracket is more efficient, and tightens better?

my mounts on my 62 downbeats are like gg's also

My BDP Kit Is definatly Pre Serial Number and according to my research and opinions of others the tom leg holders and tom tom mount brackets are the same as the bass drum leg brackets for the fold out bass drum spurs of the pre- serial keyston badge era.

ive got a 22" ludwig clubdate bass in galaxy that has the carryover wfl spurs on it too. this drum also has the clear maple interior that some of the really early 60's bass drums had.

mike

Yes the later style bracket works better at holding the legs/spurs and does not marr the leg/spur with the wing screw like the earlier ones do. Also, they are easier to find and are therefor cheaper. If it was my kit and it was a players kit, I would use the newer style bracket with the Danmar reproduction spurs. They would look correct from a distance and they would work better. I would NOT use the retracting type spurs in place of the fold away type spurs however. (The spur brackets mounting hole spacing is the same as a floor tom/rack tom bracket, but this would mean you have to drill an additional hole for the spur itself to retract into, a permanent and not so easily reversable modification.)

Someone has installed some very late model spurs. Some mentioned they look like pearl spurs. Swivel out and are telescopic, with the rubber tip that screws in and out with a spike inside the rubber tip.

Mine with the WFL-style spurs also has the clear maple interior, although the rest of the drums in my kit have the factory-painted white interiors. The rack tom is date stamped April 26, 1963.