alright,
I'm still restoring a 1965 Ludwig Club Date 20/12/14/14, and I have a question about the rubber feet on the floor tom legs and especially the kick drum spurs.
If the rubber feet on the spurs are the typical Ludwig rubber feet (3/8" diameter inside, 1" long, bell shape), then why are there points on the ends of the spurs?
Were they designed to eventually poke through the rubber?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
~LedBellyBowing
The spur points are used, without the rubber feet, to dig into a soft surface like carpet. When you use the rubber feet put small steel washers inside before placing them over the pointed end. That stops the points from penetrating the rubber. When I have purchased new rubber feet from a vendor on ebay he included 4 steel washers for use on the bass drum spurs. Or, use them without the washers for floor tom legs or cymbal/snare stands.
you reverse them when you dont want to dig in to something then u put the rubber tips on the round side
right, but Ludwig originally put the rubber feet on the pointed spur.
so, Ludwig assumed that whoever purchased their kits would take the rubber feet off if the kick drum started slipping?
seems curious to me.
then what about the slip ring on the bottom of the pointed side of the spur.
I thought that was to hold on to the rubber foot better?
Sounds like they`re similar to the spurs on my BD, when you spin the washer the rubber retracts and exposes the point (outside or rugs) and when you spin it the other way it goes down and covers the point (hardwood floors )
That`s what it sounds like to me anyway !!
Here's the spurs I'm referring to, with rubber feet and without. A small washer inside each rubber foot prevents the sharp point from coming through the rubber. My 1963 Hollywood kit has these.
[Attachment: 28476]here's a picture of the end of the spur (note snap ring).
what i'm guessing is....
when you want the rubber foot side, you insert the round end of the spur through from the inside of the shell and put the rubber foot on it.
the snap ring is there to make sure the spur doesn't fall out.
when you want the spiked side, you turn the spur around and don't need the rubber foot at all.
I know this all seems elementary, but i'm just trying to figure out the thinking of the Ludwig engineers and designers in 1965.
Just came across a picture of the feet and washers I mentioned. You put the washer inside the foot to stop the point from coming through the rubber. These are on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Rubber-Tips-vintage-Rogers-Ludwig-Slingerland-/140544547938?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b91b9c62
