Lugs

Lug Mounting Hole Spacing

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

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Ajax

Ajax lug casing
Ajax bass drum lug casing, 1960s-70s
Ajax lug casing
1 11/16"
Ajax Boosey & Hawkes Edgeware lug casing
Ajax tom lug casing, 1960s-70s
Ajax Boosey & Hawkes Edgeware lug casing
1 7/32" / 31mm
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
1-3/8". Drum Workshop turret lugs continue to use this hole spacing to this day.
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 snare drum lugs
carlton snare drum lugs, 1960s-70s
carlton snare drum lug
1 5/8"
Carlton bass drum lug 1960s
Carlton long bass drum or marching snare lugs, 1960s-70s
Carlton long bass snare drum lugs
4 15/16"

CB700

CB700 wristwatch bass drum lug
CB700 "wristwatch" bass drum lug, 1970s-80s
CB700 wristwatch bass drum lug
2"
CB700 wristwatch lug
CB700 "wristwatch" tom and snare lug, 1970s-80s
CB700 wristwatch lug
1 1/2"

Fibes

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

Frank Wolf

Frank wolf snare drum lug hole spacing
Frank Wolf snare lug, 1930s
Frank wolf snare drum lug hole spacing
3/4"

Gracy

Gracy bass drum lugs
Gracy bass drum lugs, 1960s. These lugs have the appearance of oversized Gretsch lugs.
Gracy bass drum lugs
35mm
Gracy Gretsch copy snare lug casings
Gracy snare lugs, 1960s. A close copy of the classic Gretsch lug design
Gracy snare drum lug
51mm

Gretsch

Gretsch rocket Broadkaster lugs
Gretsch rocket Broadkaster lugs
Gretsch rocket Broadkaster lugs hole spacing
2 1/8"
Gretsch 5474 large lug
1 11/16"
Gretsch 5473 small lug
1 5/16"
Gretsch 5472 snare lug
2 1/8"

Hayman

Hayman lug
Hayman lug, 1968-1976
Hayman snare tom lug hole spacing
35mm

Hoshino Kougyou

Hishono Kougyou stencil bass drum lugs
Hoshino Kougyou stencil bass drum lugs, 1960s. Identifiable as Star factory parts by the 5mm mounting screws, these lugs resemble bulbous Slingerland lugs.
Hishono Kougyou stencil bass drum lugs
1 3/4"
Hoshino Kougyou tom lug
Hoshino Kougyou tom lug, 1960s
Hoshino Kougyou tom lug hole spacing
40mm
Hoshino Kougyou bass drum lugs
Hoshino Kougyou bass drum lugs, late 1960s-70s
Hoshino Kougyou bass drum lugs
45mm
Hoshino Kougyou snare drum lug
Hoshino Kougyou center bass drum lug, 1960s-early 70s
Hoshino Kougyou snare drum lug
2 13/16"
Hoshino Kougyou snare drum lug 1960s 70s
Hoshino Kougyou snare drum lug, late 1960s-70s
Hoshino Kougyou snare drum lug 1960s 70s hole spacing
44mm
Hoshino Kougyou snare drum lug
Hoshino Kougyou stencil snare drum lugs, 1970s
Hoshino Kougyou snare drum lug hole spacing
2 1/4"
Hoshino K Kougyou snare drum lug 1980s
Hoshino Kougyou snare drum lug, 1980s
Hoshino K Kougyou snare drum lug 1980s
1 7/8"

John Grey

John Grey tom lugs
John Grey tom lugs, 1960s-70s
John Grey tom lugs
1 1/8"

Kawai

Kawai tom lug casings hole spacing
Kawai tom lugs, 1960s-70s
Kawai tom lug casings hole spacing
1 1/2"

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 single tension eyelet guide lug 2
Leedy single tension eyelet guide bass drum lug, 1920s-30s
leedy single tension eyelet guide lug 2
5/8"
Leedy Box X Lug Casing
Leedy Box/X lug, 1930-40
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 Conn era large Imperial bass drum lug
6 15/16", with flush screw housings
Ludwig Large Imperial Lug
Ludwig 2206 Large Imperial Lug, 1960s-80s
ludwig large imperial bass drum lug hole spacing
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, Large Classic/Mach lug (short version), 1963-present
Ludwig Modern High Tension short lug
4 5/8"
Ludwig 2231 lugs
Ludwig 2231 Mach lug
Ludwig 2231 lugs
3 1/4" with 3 1/4" space between center holes
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 combo tom lug
Ludwig Combo plastic tom lug, late 1970s-early 80s
ludwig combo tom lug
1 11/16"
Ludwig Accent lugs
Ludwig PC1041 Accent tom lug
Ludwig Accent lugs
1"

Negi

Negi tom lug
Negi tom lug, 1960s-possibly 70s. Negi is a company that makes drums for the domestic Japanese market. These lugs are close copies of the classic Gretsch lug style but without striations.
Negi tom lug
1 1/4" - not quite the same as the Gretsch lugs

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 1960s tom lugs
Pearl tom lugs, 1960s. A near copy of the Slingerland style of the same era, Star made similar lugs as well. The slot head mounting screws on these mark them as mid-60s vintage.
Pearl 1960s tom lugs
1 1/2"
Pearl Thunder King tom lug 1960s
Pearl Thunder King tom lug, 1960s
Pearl Thunder King tom lug 1960s
1 1/2"
Pearl Thunder King snare drum lugs
Pearl Thunder King snare drum lugs, 1960s. Star made very similar lugs with a different hole spacing. Early versions has flush screw holes, later versions had protruding ones.
Pearl Thunder King snare drum lugs
2"
Pearl Battleship tom lug 1960s
Pearl "battleship" tom lug, 1960s-early 70s
Pearl Battleship tom lug 1960s
1 1/2"
Pearl President bass drum lug
Pearl President bass drum lug, late 1960s-early 70s
Pearl President bass drum lug
2"
Pearl President lug casings
Pearl President lug, late 1960s-early 70s
Pearl President lug casings
tom 1 1/2"
Pearl President lug casings
bass drum 2"
Pearl classic tom lug, 1970s-90s (and copied by countless low-end import kit makers)
1 1/2"
Pearl classic snare drum lug
Pearl classic snare drum lug, 1970s-90s
Pearl classic snare drum lug
2"
pearl 80s long lug
Pearl 2-way tom lug, 1980s. This version has a much thicker casting than the later similar lugs used on Export Series drums.
1 1/2" between holes at each end, 4 5/16" between inner holes
Pearl MLX BLX split tom lug
Pearl split tom lug, 1980s-90s. These were optional on MLX, BLX and other lines in place of the usual long 2-way lugs. They are not shown in most catalogs.
Pearl MLX BLX split tom lug
1 1/2"
Pearl International Series snare lug hole spacing
Pearl International Series snare lug, 1980s-early 90s
Pearl International Series snare lug hole spacing
2"
Pearl International Series tom lug
Pearl International Series tom lug
Pearl International Series tom lug
1980s
Pearl International Series tom lug
2"
Pearl World Series snare drum lug hole spacing
Pearl World Series snare lug, late 1980s-early 90s
Pearl World Series snare drum lug hole spacing
2"
Pearl World Series bass drum lug
Pearl World Series bass drum lug, 1980s-90s
Pearl World Series bass drum lug
2"
Pearl Export bass drum lug 80s 90s
Pearl Export bass drum lug, 1980s-90s

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"
Olympic tom lugs
Olympic by Premier tom lugs, 1960s-70s
Olympic tom lugs
9/16"
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 4020 lugs
Premier 4020 lugs
Premier 4020 lugs
1 15/16" between each screw boss
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

Remo Quadura tom lug
Remo Quadura tom lugs, 1990s
Remo Quadura tom lug
1 1/2"
Remo Mastertouch lug
Remo Mastertouch lug, 1990s
Remo Mastertouch lug
2"

Rogers

Rogers casket lug
Rogers "casket" lug, 1950s. These may be from toms or a bass drum.
1 7/8"
Rogers bread and butter tom lug
Rogers bread and butter tom lug, 1960s. Probably the smallest B&B version.
Rogers bread and butter tom lug
1 3/16"
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 569 lug, 1970s-80s
slingerland 569 lug
3 7/8"
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 Swinger plastic lug
Sonro Swinger lug, 1970s. Thise plastic lug may be from a tom or bass drum.
Sonor Swinger plastic lug
46.5mm
Sonor Phonic Era lug, 1970s-80s
Sonor Phonic Era tom lug, 1970s-80s
Sonor Phonic Era tom lug, 1970s-80s
1 13/16"
Sonor Phonic snare drum lug
Sonor Phonic snare drum lug, 1980s
Sonor Phonic snare drum lug
55mm

Tama (Star, Hoshino Gakki)

Star hoshino Gakki snare drum lug 1960s 1970s
Star/Hoshino Gakki snare drum lug, 1960s-early 70s. A copy of the Slingerland lug design, these are distinguishable from similar Pearl factory lugs by their hole spacing and 5mm mounting screws.
Star hoshino Gakki snare drum lug 1960s 1970s
2 1/4"
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 royalstar 80s lug
Tama RoyalStar tom lug, 1980s
tama royalstar 80s lug hole spacing
1 1/2"
Tama 80s 90s Rockstar bass drum lug
Tama Rockstar bass drum lug
Tama RockStar bass drum lug 1980s 90s
2 3/8"
Tama RockStar long lug
Tama RockStar long lug, 1980s-90s
Tama RockStar long lug
1 1/2", 7" total between outer holes
Tama RockStar DX snare drum lug
Tama RockStar DX snare drum lug, 1980s-90s
Tama RockStar DX snare drum lug
Tama SwingStar tom lugs
Tama SwingStar tom lugs, 1980s
Tama SwingStar tom lugs
1 1/2"
Tama SwingStar snare drum lug
Tama SwingStar snare drum lug, 1980s, red label era
Tama SwingStar snare drum lug
1 15/16"
Tama SuperStar tom lug
1 9/16" | 4cm
Tama SuperStar snare drum lug casing 70s 80s
Tama SuperStar snare drum lugs, late 1970s-80s
Tama SuperStar snare drum lug casing 70s 80s hole spacing
49mm
Tama SwingStar snare lug, 1980s-early 90s
Tama SwingStar 80s snare lug hole spacing
49mm
Tama GranStar ArtStar bass drum lug
Tama ArtStar and GranStar bass drum lug, 1980s
Tama GranStar ArtStar bass drum lug
2 3/8"

Trixon

Trixon tom snare lug 1950s
Trixon tom and snare lug, 1950s
Trixon tom snare lug 1950s
40mm
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
Tromsa tom lugs 1960s
Tromsa tom lugs, 1960s
Tromsa tom lugs 1960s
23/32" / 18mm

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 tom lug casing 1960s
44mm
Yamaha 5000 Series tom lug
Yamaha 5000, 7000 Series tom lug, 1980s
Yamaha 5000 Series tom lug
1 3/4"
Yamaha 8000 Series Tour Custom bass drum lug
Yamaha 8000 Series Tour Custom bass drum lug, 1980s-90s
Yamaha 8000 Series Tour Custom bass drum lug
58mm
Yamaha 8000 Tour Custom rack floor tom lug
Yamaha 8000 Series tom lug, 1980s
Yamaha 8000 Tour Custom rack floor tom lug
1 11/16"
Yamaha Recording Custom U0030545 tom lug
Yamaha Recording Custom U0030545 lug, for toms 8-9" deep. 1980s-90s
Yamaha Recording Custom U0030545 tom lug
7 3/16"
Yamaha Power V bass drum lug
Yamaha Power V bass drum lug, 1990s
Yamaha Power V bass drum lug
2 5/16"

Zickos

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