Rogers Swivomatic (either the early clockface or the later squareside)

Also, the Statite and bantam units are good. They are the same strainer as the later Swivo, but each has a different faceplate. Other than that, they are the same.

Mine has to be the P-83.It just works all the time.I recently had to replace the one on my 65 Acro,and I found a NOS P-83/P-32 for cheap.

My Zoomatics work pretty well to.You just have to careful about not over tightening them.

Steve B

I join the Phil's opinion -- I love parallel systems. I think that most comfortable for me are Premiers (Ace and 2000 series) and more clever german Trowa's last version with eccentric throwoff and also Tacton's last version with external camshaft. Moreover, I love Carlton... :)

George.

Slingerland 3-Point is without a doubt my favorite. I really dig the zoomatic as well, as long as the knob is functional...

I;d have to say the 3 and similar 4 point would be my faves, then all P-83 styles, and then....here goes the bomb...the Pearl S014N, a P-85 type that is infinitely more reliable than Luds version, and comes with the butt plate for half the cost of the Lud. Of course it is NOT interchangeable, but for the work I do, it is perfect for hot-roddin' some of the snares I get with missing or broken parts that are hard to impossible to find.