Larry
"Uncle Larry"
I am coming to the conclusion that I think I prefer a non fixed lug. I have a BB with tubes and a Canopus with a fixed 1 center screw double ended lug. I think that, considering all the variables in play, such as imperfections with bearing edge, imperfections with the hoop itself, imperfections with the drumhead collar, foreign objects etc...all these things can conspire to make the tension rod less than perfectly straight where they enter the lug. I think it's for the greater good that there is adjust-ability where the rod enters the lug. My BB has 2 rods that are harder to turn than the others, even without tension on them. I think that problem might go away if I put the Imperial lugs on it. Yea, I'm not liking the fixed lugs anymore, I may buy a set of Imperials for my BB.