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Lug Mounting Hole Spacing

Photos of the center-to-center measurements of classic lug casings.

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Ajax

Ajax lug casing
Ajax 7006/1 lug casing, 1960s-70s
Ajax lug casing
1 11/16"
Ajax "A" lug casings
Ajax "A" lug casings, Newsound era 1960s
Ajax "A" lug casings
1 3/4". These drawn brass lug casings were prone to breakage.

Camco (& George Way)

Camco George Way Tuxedo Lug
Camco George Way Tuxedo Lug
Camco George Way Tuxedo Lug
2"
Camco turret lug
Camco 847 Aristocrat turret lug
Camco turret lug
1 5/16"
Camco by Tama tom lug
Camco by Tama tom lug
Camco by Tama tom lug
4cm
Camco by Tama bass drum lug
Camco by Tama bass drum lug
Camco by Tama bass drum lug
6cm

Carlton

Carlton bass drum lug 1960s
Carlton long bass drum or marching snare lugs, 1960s-70s
Carlton long bass snare drum lugs
4 15/16"

Fibes

Fibes lugs casing
Fibes/Corder/Darwin lugs casing, 1970s-80s
1 7/8"

Gracy

Gracy Gretsch copy snare lug casings
Gracy snare lugs, 1960s
Gracy Gretsch copy snare lug casings
2 1/16" - these lugs are outwardly indistinguishable from Gretsch snare lugs but do not share the same mounting hole measurements

Gretsch

Gretsch rocket Broadkaster lugs
Gretsch rocket Broadkaster lugs
Gretsch rocket Broadkaster lugs hole spacing
2 1/8"
Gretsch 5474 large lug
1 5/8"
Gretsch 5473 small lug
1 5/16"
Gretsch 5472 snare lug
2 1/8"

Hayman

Hayman lug
Hayman lug
Hayman lug
1 3/8"

Kent

Kent early tapped lug
Kent 1940s tapped tom lug
Kent early tapped lug
1 1/4"
Kent 40s lug casings
Kent 1940s-early 50s tom lug
Kent 40s lug casings
1 5/16"
Kent tom lug casings
Kent tom lug casings, probably late 1950s-60s
Kent tom lug casings
1 1/16"
Kent 1950s double-ended lugs, 1950s
1 9/16"
kent lugs
Kent double-ended lugs, 1950s, a minutely different casting than the version above
kent lugs
1 1/2" (very slightly different than the similar version above)
Kent coffin lug, 1960s
1 5/16"

Leedy

Leedy #50 Self-Aligning lug
Leedy #50 Self-Aligning lug
Leedy #50 Self-Aligning lug
1" vertical
Leedy #50 Self-Aligning lug
11/16" horizontal
Leedy Box X Lug Casing
Leedy Box/X lug, 1930-50
Leedy Box X Lug Casing
1 5/8"
Leedy tapped tom lug 1930s
Leedy tapped tom lug, 1937-38
15/16"
Leedy Airline lug casing
Leedy Airline lug casing, mid to late 1940s
Leedy Airline lug casing
1 3/16"
Leedy large beavertail lug
Leedy large beavertail lug, 1940-55 (continued after Slingerland's purchase of Leedy)
Leedy large beavertail lug
1 1/2"
Leedy small beavertail lugs
Leedy small beavertail lug
1 3/16"
Leedy Dreadnought bass drum lug
Leedy Dreadnought bass drum lug
Leedy Dreadnought bass drum lug
7"
Leedy Dreadnought tom lug
Leedy Dreadnought tom lug
Leedy Dreadnought tom lug
1 5/32"
Leedy Slingerland era bass drum lugs
Leedy Slingerland era bass drum lugs
Leedy Slingerland era bass drum lugs
1 1/2", as pre-Slingerland large beavertails were. The Slingerland era Leedy lugs take 8-32 mounting screws, as opposed to the Conn-era 10-24 screws.
Leedy Slingerland era snare drum lugs
Leedy Slingerland era snare drum lugs
Leedy Slingerland era snare drum lugs
2 1/4"

Ludwig

Ludwig & Ludwig Imperial lug
Ludwig & Ludwig Imperial lug (1930s)
Ludwig & Ludwig Imperial lug
1 15/16"
Ludwig classic lug casings
Ludwig 2243 large Classic lug
Ludwig classic lug casings
1 11/16"
Ludwig small classic lug casings
Ludwig 2246 small Classic lug
Ludwig small classic lug casings
1 1/4"
Ludwig large bowtie lug casing
Ludwig 2239 Large bowtie lug
Ludwig large bowtie lug casing
3 7/8"
Ludwig WFL small bowtie lug casings
Ludwig 2240 bowtie lug - notched version for metal shells is the 2234
Ludwig WFL small bowtie lug casings
2 3/16"
Ludwig Imperial bass drum lug
Ludwig & Ludwig/Leedy & Ludwig Large Imperial Lug, 1940s-50s
Ludwig Imperial bass drum lug
6 7/8"
Ludwig Large Imperial Lug
Ludwig 2206 Large Imperial Lug, 1960s-80s
Ludwig Large Imperial Lug
6 3/8"
Ludwig Imperial lug Casing
Ludwig 2230 Imperial lug
Ludwig Imperial lug Casing
2 3/16"
Ludwig Long Classic Lug
Ludwig Modern High Tension or, later, Long Classic Lug. 1963-present
Ludwig Long Classic Lug
2 3/16", with a 2 3/4" space between the middle holes
Ludwig Modern High Tension short lug
Ludwig Modern High Tension or, later, Long Classic lug (short version), 1963-present
Ludwig Modern High Tension short lug
4 5/8"
Ludwig Rockers snare drum lugs
Ludwig Standard snare lug, introduced 1968
Ludwig Rockers snare drum lugs
2 3/16"
Ludwig Standard Rockers tom lug
Ludwig Standard tom lug, introduced 1968
Ludwig Standard Rockers tom lug
1 11/16"
Ludwig Accent lugs
Ludwig PC1041 Accent tom lug
Ludwig Accent lugs
1"

Pearl

Pearl was forward-thinking in their lug design. All Pearl lugs beginning sometime in the 1960s are standardized at 1/2-inch increments in their mounting hole measurements. They are generally interchangeable between eras.

Pearl bass drum lug
Pearl bass drum lug, early to mid-1960s
Pearl bass drum lug
2 5/16"
Pearl generic lug, 1970s-90s (and copied by countless low-end import kit makers)
1 1/2"
Pearl President lug casings
Pearl President lug
Pearl President lug casings
tom 1 1/2"
Pearl President lug casings
bass drum 2"
Pearl 2-Way Tom Lug 1980s
Pearl 2-Way Tom Lug, 1980s

Premier

Olympic by Premier 843756 bass drum lugs
Olympic by Premier 843756 bass drum lugs, 1960s-70s
Olympic by Premier 843756 bass drum lugs
2 7/8"
Premier 1049-20 lugs
Premier 1049-20 lugs
Premier 1049-20 lugs
3.25"
Premier 125-20 2-way lug
Premier 125-20 lugs
Premier 125-20 2-way lug
5.25"
Premier 70s bass drum lug
Premier B6158 70s lug, originally a Beverley design
Premier 70s bass drum lug
1 1/8"
Premier 70s tom lug
Premier RD843756 70s tom lug
Premier 70s tom lug
1 7/16"
Remo Mastertouch lug
Remo Mastertouch lug, 1990s
Remo Mastertouch lug
2"

Rogers

Rogers 3917R Bread & Butter Lug
1 5/8" - there were many versions of the bread & butter lugs, each with somewhat different measurements.
Rogers 3917R bread & butter snare drum lug
Another version of the Rogers 3917R bread & butter lug
Rogers 3917R bread & butter snare drum lug
this one is 1 11/16"
Rogers 4947R bass drum lug
Rogers 4947R bread & butter bass drum lug
Rogers 4947R bass drum lug
2 1/8". These holes appear slightly farther apart due to cracks in the frame.
Rogers large double ended beavertail lug
Rogers 4850R large double ended beavertail lug
Rogers large double ended beavertail lug
3 3/16"
Rogers beavertail bass drum lug casings
Rogers 4854R large beavertail lug
Rogers beavertail bass drum lug casings
2 5/16"
Rogers beavertail snare drum lug casings
Rogers 4856R small double ended beavertail lug
Rogers beavertail snare drum lug casings
1 15/16"
Rogers beavertail lug casings
Rogers 4858R/4859R small beavertail lug
Rogers beavertail lug casings
1 3/4"

Slingerland

Slingerland streamline bass drum lug casing
Slingerland 548 Streamline bass drum lug (549 when used without inserts)
Slingerland Streamline bass drum cigar lug casing
3"
Slingerland streamline lug casing
Slingerland 547 Streamline lug
Slingerland streamline lug casing
2 3/16"
Slingerland small beavertail lug casings
Slingerland 564 small beavertail lug. Later versions had a flattened base at the front.
Slingerland small beavertail lug casings
1 1/2"
Slingerland Rolling Bomber wood bass drum lug
Slingerland Rolling Bomber bass drum lug
Slingerland Rolling Bomber wood bass drum lug
1 5/8" (approximate). The 8-32 threads were cut directly into the wood.
Slingerland Rolling Bomber wood tom snare drum lug
Slingerland Rolling Bomber tom and snare drum lug
7/8"
Slingerland beavertail lug casings
Slingerland 561 large beavertail lug
Slingerland beavertail lug casings
2 3/16"
Slingerland bass drum lug casings
Slingerland 566 Sound King bass drum lug
Slingerland bass drum lug casings
2 3/16"
Slingerland tom lug casings
Slingerland 565 Sound King small lug
Slingerland tom lug casings
1 1/2"
Slingerland Sound King snare drum lug casings
Slingerland 567 Sound King snare lug
Slingerland Sound King snare drum lug casings
2 3/16"
Slingerland 568 long lug casing
Slingerland 568 long lug casing, 1970s-80s
Slingerland 568 long lug casing
2 1/4" | 2 3/4" | 2 1/4" - 7 1/4" total

Sonor

Sonor teardrop lug casing
Sonor teardrop lug
Sonor teardrop lug casing
1 1/4" | 30mm
Sonor Phonic Era lug, 1970s-80s
Sonor Phonic Era tom lug, 1970s-80s
Sonor Phonic Era tom lug, 1970s-80s
1 13/16"

Tama

Star tom lug
Star tom lug, 1960s
Star tom lug
1.5"
Star snare drum lug
Star snare drum lug, 1960s-early 70s
Star snare drum lug
2 29/32"
Star Tama bass drum lug
Star Tama bass drum lug, 1960s-70s
Star Tama bass drum lug
2 3/8"/6cm
Star Tama tom lug
Star Tama tom lug, 1960s-70s
Star Tama tom lug
1 1/2"
Star Tama tom lug
Star Tama tom lug, 1970s
Star Tama tom lug
1 1/2"
Tama 80s 90s Rockstar bass drum lug
Tama Rockstar bass drum lug
Tama 80s 90s Rockstar bass drum lug
2 5/16" | 6cm
Tama RockStar long lug
Tama RockStar long lug, 1980s-90s
Tama RockStar long lug
1 1/2", 7" total between outer holes
Tama SuperStar tom lug
1 9/16" | 4cm
Tama SuperStar snare drum lugs
Tama SuperStar snare drum lugs, late 1970s-80s
Tama SuperStar snare drum lugs
2"

Trixon

Trixon 60s lug casings
Trixon 60s-70s lug
Trixon 60s lug casings
1 7/16" | 36mm

Tromsa

Tromsa bass drum lugs
Tromsa bass drum lugs
Tromsa bass drum lugs
1 1/16"/27mm

WFL

WFL first lug
WFL streamlined (first) snare and tom lug
WFL first lug
1 13/16"
WFL large Zephyr lugs
WFL large Zephyr snare/bass drum lug
WFL large Zephyr lugs
4 1/16"
WFL Zephyr lugs
WFL Zephyr lug
WFL Zephyr lugs
2 3/16"
WFL small double ended Zephyr lug
WFL small double ended Zephyr snare or tom lug
WFL small double ended Zephyr lug
2 1/8"

Yamaha

Yamaha 60s bass drum lugs
Yamaha "Y badge" bass drum lugs, 1960s-70s
Yamaha 60s bass drum lugs
2 1/4"
Yamaha 60s tom lug
Yamaha tom lug, late 1960s-70s
Yamaha 60s tom lug
1 3/4"
Yamaha 80s 5000 Series bass drum lug
Yamaha 5000, 7000 Series bass drum lug, 1980s
Yamaha 80s 5000 Series bass drum lug
2"
Yamaha 5000 Series tom lug
Yamaha 5000, 7000 Series tom lug, 1980s
Yamaha 5000 Series tom lug
1 3/4"
Yamaha 8000 Series bass drum lug
Yamaha 8000 Series tom lug, 1980s
Yamaha 8000 Series bass drum lug
1 3/4"

Zickos

Zickos lug casing
Zickos lug casing, 1970s-80s
Zickos lug casing
1 1/8"