Fritz Frigursson
Senior Member
Hey guys. I’m in the middle of a fight with my LM402. It’s got an annoying overtone I really want to remove which is sucking all the enjoyment out of playing the damn thing. And before you ask, yes the heads are in tune with themselves and I really really can’t hear pitch differences between different lugs. I took the drums apart completely so I’ve got every part off the drum (minus the badge obviously). I have removed the rubber gaskets since many people have told me they change the sound a lot. In doing so I’ve realized now that the lug seems to slide more to the resonant side of the drum because the batter head tension is lower than the reso tension. So to try and fix this I took off the lugs to re-center them over the bead of the shell but noticed there are groove marks left on the inside of the shell by the metal washers that sit between the shell and the screws that keep the lug on.
so I see that the lugs slide towards the reso side of the drum and almost dent the bead (metal on metal contact after removing the rubber gaskets) and I can’t fix this sliding issue because the screws are already really tight and are scratching the drum quite a lot.
should I put the rubber gaskets back on? Or should the indents made by the metal washers not be a problem? Do I just tighten the lugs down more and cause deeper indents? I’m surprised, Ludwig. Why the hell would you make metal washers that scratch the drum permanently? And why would you put rubber gaskets on newer models? I haven’t noticed ANY lug splay issues even after removing these gaskets. I’m really disappointed at Ludwig. I didn’t think their hardware problems were this serious but oh boy. This drum is problem after problem and I’m deeply regretting buying it. Someone help me out please.
so I see that the lugs slide towards the reso side of the drum and almost dent the bead (metal on metal contact after removing the rubber gaskets) and I can’t fix this sliding issue because the screws are already really tight and are scratching the drum quite a lot.
should I put the rubber gaskets back on? Or should the indents made by the metal washers not be a problem? Do I just tighten the lugs down more and cause deeper indents? I’m surprised, Ludwig. Why the hell would you make metal washers that scratch the drum permanently? And why would you put rubber gaskets on newer models? I haven’t noticed ANY lug splay issues even after removing these gaskets. I’m really disappointed at Ludwig. I didn’t think their hardware problems were this serious but oh boy. This drum is problem after problem and I’m deeply regretting buying it. Someone help me out please.