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8 or 10 lugs on a snare?

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From larryvonludwig

Very good points. I'm learning alot here. I happen to be changing strainers ( from a sonor to a geo way) on a frankenstien snare. It appears to be a leedy chromed brass shell and has hayman(?) lugs. 8 lugs for top,6 for bottom, a mix of double and single lugs. I think the guy who did this (muzzy at las vegas shop) was going for looks. Anyone ever see a snare done this way? larry

Slingerland 2-for-1's are all I've seen like that, but they were all single-sided lugs. Post a pic, sounds like a cool drum!

I'm no guru, just a vintage drum junkie!

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Posted on 13 years ago
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Most people I know prefer a 8 over 10 lug snare..

I don't even think that Leedy >(Indiana) even made a 10 lug!

Thats the cool thing about them when you find them...

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Posted on 13 years ago
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From tubelugs

Assuming you mean "affect my number of lugs", the answer is yes, you will want the number of lugs to be an even multiple of the number of staves. That's so each lug sits in the same place on a stave, instead of having one lug in the middle of a stave, the next lug on a seam, etc. So with 30 staves you're probably looking at 10 lugs.

tubelugs - yes i did mean "affect my number of lugs" DOH

luckily, my man hasn't machined my wood yet, so i've jiggled my calculations about, not an easy task for a drummer! :p, and will make it with 24 staves instead of 30. and the fact that i went and bought a set of 8 double ended yamaha lugs, made it all the more luckier Yes Sir

again, thanks for all your replys, fingers crossed this one will work.

i'll keep you posted

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Posted on 13 years ago
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From SlingerLynn

Slingerland 2-for-1's are all I've seen like that, but they were all single-sided lugs. Post a pic, sounds like a cool drum!

Here it is. I believe it's a leedy 2-piece shell, hayman lugs and I put on a geo way strainer, in place of a sonor. It's got a few extra holes, but she's ok.

larry

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Posted on 13 years ago
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I prefer 8 and 10 lug drums, I'm not a six lug fan. For vintage wooden drums I like 8 lug the most. for vintage metal drums it depends on the drum but once again 8 or 10 lug models. I built a 10 lug wooden snare drum out of a keller vintage mahogany shell. If I build again. I'm going with an 8 lug model this time with a 30 degree round over bearing edge using a vaughncraft solid maple shell.

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Posted on 13 years ago
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yes, i've decided on 8 lugs, and was always going for a 30 degree bearing edge.

one question - does the thickness of the shell have any effect on the bearing edge degree? eg; will 30 degrees work on a 20mm thick shell.

hope you all don't miknd my asking all these questions. i'm still wet behind the ears after all. Bowing

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Posted on 13 years ago
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