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Old TAMA Piccolo Snare w/ ANGLED LUGS?!!

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Okay, I know NOTHING about Tama drums, but I DO know about Ludwig Downbeat snare drums. They have a very similar style of lug.

Initially, they are installed and are parallel with the shell. But over time, the pull from the lug screws causes the the holes in the shell to slightly deform into an oval shape and the lugs begin to turn like a steering wheel. Believe me, it doesn't take much to throw off the angle -especially when a lot of tension is applied...and especially-especially when the shell is thin and/or of soft(er) wood.

To really check this, you need to loosen all the lugs from the shell and then turn then to the proper parallel angle and re-tighten them -being careful to not over-tighten them (since they are diecast, they can strip out). Then put the heads back on and try to bring them up to tension. You will see the lug casings begin to "spin" out of alignment right away.

If this is a problem for you, then it is possible to shim up the oval-shaped holes. It might be a bit time-consuming.

Of course, if this drum was made in Taiwan, then all bets are off.

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Posted on 13 years ago
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Right now-Sunday @ 9:00 there are 2 of these drums on Ebay.Both have crooked lugs,one says 2000's Tama snare.That drum is not old-

Posted on 13 years ago
#22
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I had the same drum, newer, in 14". The lugs were cracked. Design flaw as previously noted and reiterated.

Matt

Posted on 13 years ago
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I have a Tama piccolo with identical lugs from 1997. It is COS. It too had lugs with "slanting issues". The drum sounded great but, the look of the slightly angled lugs drove me crazy! In my case, the holes in the shell were simply a bit to big, causing the lug mounts to have some play. I thought of different ways to shim up the lugs but, nothing really pleased me. About two weeks ago, while in a Subway restaurant with my wife, I happened to unwrap a straw and noticed that it appeared to be about the right size to make a sleeve for the holes. I took it home, removed one of the lugs, cut about 1/4 inch of straw, wrapped the sleeve around both inserts, inserted the lug, tightened the screws (very carefully) and to my astonishment, no more slack! The straw worked perfectly! Oh yeah. McDonald's straws are too big. Hope this may help someone.

Brian

Just a drummer who loves all things about vintage drums! Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 11 years ago
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