Sweet! Cool Dude

I have the older Ludwig 90's model that came out when the "vintage look" started making a comeback.. Absolute crap. After 2 gigs, the tube wingnut height adjustment bracket actually pulled off with very little effort while i was tearing down.. Can't be glued back down, and i'm certainly not going solder it in place because that wouldn't make any sense. For now i'm using it and will keep it for spare parts, but once they're available here, i'm going to pick up this Tama stand.. It was the first thing that caught my attention when observing the 2016 NAMM Tama booth on Youtube. Pearl also came up with some flat based stands that are slightly more versatile, in that they can be transformed from flat base to tripod..However, that means bulky, and that, means heavier.. I also had the first generation Gibraltar ones and it weighed almost as much as the previous double braced stand i was using a 15 years ago. They might be sturdy, but not lightweight at all in regards to true vintage lightweight stands..I have a Premier flat base stand that's still rocking, with zero issues after easily being used for 20 years, plus the fact that it's a late 60's model means that it's been in use for as long as i've been alive ! Lol ! Tama gets my thumbs from this drummer who gigs 4 times a week ;)

Nice. I wonder if the post on the tilter will fit the small size, old cymbal holes (6 mm???).

/Magnus

These new stands were discussed earlier, but don't recall if it was this forum or over at DFO. Great stands, but I believe it was determined that the post is 8mm. I don't think that will cause any problems with older cymbals.

-Mark

Mark, that would be truly great! Thanks!

/Magnus

Older small hole cymbals won't fit on the 8mm Tama posts. It's a bummer.

8mm post according to a thread on these back in January started by Halldor on CH. They also weigh 1.48 Kg according to Tama, compared to 1.58 Kg for the 60s Ludwig 1400 model. Not as light as some rival brands, but in line with the original Ludwigs.

So...pass on weight, fail on using the large post size. :(

I have a feeling they went with an 8mm post because that is what they are tooled up for, plus it's what they've always used. Still, I'm sure there are lot's of drummers out there with vintage cymbals that will only fit a 6mm post.

-Mark

Man, it is strange that not even one of these companies get it that there is a demand for 6 mm posts!

Thanks Steve, poppies and Mark.

/Magnus