Cuttlefish
Junior Member
Hello all!!
I've perused these forums off and on for years now and it's another fine resource for information. So glad it's here
Anyway, I've decided to come out of the shadows because I need to see if anyone can answer these two questions with some authority:
1. Will aftermarket Gibraltar triple-flanged hoops correct the dreaded Ludwig lug splay?
2. Will Gibraltar hoops even fit on the Ludwig Classic Maple drums?
I spent roughly six months doing copious amounts of research on my next (and probably final) kit and finally decided on the Classic Maples. They have everything I could want in a drum in terms of sound. I knew about the lug splay issue, in fact, I saw various degrees of lug splay on every modern Ludwig drum I tried out at the local drum shops. Of course, it doesn't affect that wonderful sound whatsoever, but I can possibly see tuning/durability issues in the long term. Sooooo, I would like to know if this is a good solution to correct this issue or am I just gonna have to deal with it? I haven't really found specific answers to these questions through my own research so I've come here in the hopes of getting some
I've perused these forums off and on for years now and it's another fine resource for information. So glad it's here
Anyway, I've decided to come out of the shadows because I need to see if anyone can answer these two questions with some authority:
1. Will aftermarket Gibraltar triple-flanged hoops correct the dreaded Ludwig lug splay?
2. Will Gibraltar hoops even fit on the Ludwig Classic Maple drums?
I spent roughly six months doing copious amounts of research on my next (and probably final) kit and finally decided on the Classic Maples. They have everything I could want in a drum in terms of sound. I knew about the lug splay issue, in fact, I saw various degrees of lug splay on every modern Ludwig drum I tried out at the local drum shops. Of course, it doesn't affect that wonderful sound whatsoever, but I can possibly see tuning/durability issues in the long term. Sooooo, I would like to know if this is a good solution to correct this issue or am I just gonna have to deal with it? I haven't really found specific answers to these questions through my own research so I've come here in the hopes of getting some