I recently found a Pearl metal snare from the late 60's w/ 8 Imperial lugs (copies). They were as beautiful as the original Ludwigs (the type last used on wood drums of the 50's). The Pearl steel shell was very thin & flimsy, & the strainer was missing parts, so I decided to transfer the lugs & hoops to a later version of a Pearl heavy guage steel shell w/ a working strainer. (sounds great, looks great)