Not sure if this is the correct "room" for my question, but here goes:

I've owned a set of Ludwig Vistalites since the late '70s. Recently, the tom mount snapped off. Fortunately, I had a back-up ... but if that one breaks, I'm sh*t out of luck, so I'd like to find a spare part. (I'm in a rock band - at age 50! - and I'd hate to be at a gig and have it break again.)

If you go here:

www.81x.com/crimsonkng/drumtracks

you should be able to see the part I need. There's the pole that goes into the kick drum connected to the top part that swivels (when loosened) that holds the two, front toms on the u-hook. It snapped just under (actually, kind of like inside) the rubber spacer under the u-hook.

Any suggestions on where I can find that part? The guy at ludwig-drums.com said that they don't make it any more. He tried to refer me to someone else but that number was disconnected.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Dan in Gaithersburg, MD USA