Hi all,
I recently rehabbed a '76 Acrolite which is a fantastic snare... except for that wart on the side called a P85. I put off replacing it but the last straw was a few nights ago at practice a snare cord snapped, and I was stuck with a double-headed timbale for the rest of the night because even though I had a couple drum keys I had no screwdriver on me for this one piece of equipment. Silly drummer carrying drum-specific tools!
Anyway I would REALLY love to support Josh and get an iNDE throw but I intend to replace the butt plate as well and the vertical spacing=drilling the drum, a no-go. So that leaves me with the new Ludwig P88ac. But frustratingly, early reviews report that despite having two sets of holes to accommodate P33 and P32 spacing, the new model is for some reason only threaded for the P33... Acros use a P32 so again my butt is out in the cold (pun intended)
My question is, does anybody know if Ludwig has fixed this problem in subsequent batches since the initial release? I imagine the P32-specific holes can be tapped but that's kind of ridiculous to expect the customer to put out money and/or work to do and possibly mess it up.
Alternately, any idea if iNDE plans to offer a conventional horizontally-spaced version? Or is there another off-brand alternative out there matching P32 spacing? I've had enough of these tiny easily stripped screws, not being able to use a strap, and having to use three hands just to engage the wires...
I recently rehabbed a '76 Acrolite which is a fantastic snare... except for that wart on the side called a P85. I put off replacing it but the last straw was a few nights ago at practice a snare cord snapped, and I was stuck with a double-headed timbale for the rest of the night because even though I had a couple drum keys I had no screwdriver on me for this one piece of equipment. Silly drummer carrying drum-specific tools!
Anyway I would REALLY love to support Josh and get an iNDE throw but I intend to replace the butt plate as well and the vertical spacing=drilling the drum, a no-go. So that leaves me with the new Ludwig P88ac. But frustratingly, early reviews report that despite having two sets of holes to accommodate P33 and P32 spacing, the new model is for some reason only threaded for the P33... Acros use a P32 so again my butt is out in the cold (pun intended)
My question is, does anybody know if Ludwig has fixed this problem in subsequent batches since the initial release? I imagine the P32-specific holes can be tapped but that's kind of ridiculous to expect the customer to put out money and/or work to do and possibly mess it up.
Alternately, any idea if iNDE plans to offer a conventional horizontally-spaced version? Or is there another off-brand alternative out there matching P32 spacing? I've had enough of these tiny easily stripped screws, not being able to use a strap, and having to use three hands just to engage the wires...