Your close on some of the information. The Broadkaster lug is different then the lugs on this snare. They were a little more square and had a notch cut out of them.

Here is the catalog shot for your drum

[img]http://www.vintagesnaredrums.com/images/forum_images/Gretsch_61_thj.jpg[/img]

I hope that helps answer some questions.

David

Webmaster

Here is what the Broadkaster lug looks like.

[img]http://www.vintagesnaredrums.com/images/snare_gretsch/gretsch_broadcaster_large.jpg[/img]

hi David

first of all compliments for the site

in this page

http://www.vintagesnaredrums.com/gretsch_hardware.html

the photo of the Broadkaster Lug is equal to that of the snare of my photos

both in the model economy both in the detail under in which is said has been used by 1950 to 1969

which of the two is it the Broadkaster Lug? :confused:

that of the photo on the site or that of the snare that you have posted?

the only difference with the photo of the catalog is that the "my" snare is to 3 Ply while that of the photo is to 6 Ply!

Hi,

Nice example of the basic 6 lug economy model Gretsch snare drum. 8 lug 50s era 3 ply snares bring a lot of money; probably in the range of $450-$650 for a nice black diamond pearl. The 6 lug drums do not demand prices this high. My sense is that this is a $250 drum, maybe $300 tops.

Hope this helps some.

Steve

Yes, the true Broadkaster name (sometimes called the Rocket Lug) was for the lug that attaches to shell in two spots like the drum in the earlier post.

They did for a time refer to the other lug as Broadkaster. Technically you can say they are both Broadkaster lugs but the one above is the original Broadcaster lug.

The 60's catalog calls them Tension Rod Casings and does not call them Broadkaster Lugs. They also call them Streamline Casings in other spots.

Many of the drums in the 54 catalog are called Broadkaster drums and they list the lugs as Stream-Lined Casings

I guess it is really up to the person on what they call the lug and the web site is constantly changing and some of the pages have been up for awhile without being updated. I went ahead and updated the page

Sorry for any confusion

David