O-Lugs, you're right. The cymbal stands are mic stand bases with the Ludwig cymbal stand rods. The original stands were always very wobblie. I never liked them. A friend of mine who had a small recording studio bought a new pair of Telefunken microphones in 1968 (?). They came with these stands. He did not plan to use the stands so we made a trade. They work pretty well...very sturdy. The three legs snap out of the base so they fit nicely in my trap case. You have to get the slide lock tight or you'll find your cymbals getting lower and lower as the gig goes on. I guess it's unfortunate that I don't have the originals...oh well.
You can't see it in the picture but I also have a custom made (by me) mount for the two 12" toms. The original mounted them quite far apart and the tilt detents were not properly aligned so I could never get the 2 toms at the same angle. I made this mount with a piece of 1" electrical conduit and strap iron...nicely chromed, of course. The toms are now at my preferred angle and only an inch apart. No adjustments.
