Strainers and Butt Plates

Photos of the center-to-center measurements of classic snare drum strainers/throwoffs.

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Camco

camco butt plate
Camco butt plate, 1960s-70s
camco butt plate
2 5/16"

Duplex

Duplex butt plate
Duplex butt plate, 1910s-30s
Duplex butt plate
11/16"
Duplex snare drum strainer
Duplex snare drum strainer, 1910s
Duplex snare drum strainer
1/2" - this is the earliest version of this part, with the smallest footprint.
Duplex snare drum strainer
Duplex strainer, 1920s - vertical version
Duplex snare drum strainer
1 1/2"
Duplex strainer
Duplex strainer, late 1920-30s - horizontal version
Duplex strainer
1 1/4"

Fuji

Fuji snare drum adjustable butt plate
Fuji adjustable butt plate/strainer, 1960s. The opposing throw off parts shared the same footprint.
Fuji snare drum adjustable butt plate
1-1/16"

George Way

George Way 1950s butt plate
George Way marching snare butt plate, 1950s
George Way 1950s butt plate
2-5/16"
George Way strainer
George Way Aristocrat strainer, 1950s (shown here incomplete)
George Way strainer hole spacing
There were several versions of this part between the Way and Camco years. This one is approximately 1-3/16".

Gracy

Gracy snare drum strainer
Gracy snare drum strainer, 1960s
Gracy snare drum strainer
2 1/8"
Gracy snare drum strainer
1 15/16"
Gracy snare drum strainer
Gracy strainer, late 1960s-70s (shown with replacement lever arm)
1 9/16"
Gracy 60s MIJ snare strainer butt plate assembly
Gracy 60s strainer and butt plate assembly, made in Japan
Gracy 60s MIJ snare strainer butt plate assembly
1 7/16"

Gretsch

F.E. Dodge hoop-mounted snare drum strainer 1900s
Gretsch hoop-mounted snare drum strainer, 1900s-10s. These were found on some other brands as well, the manufacturer is uncertain.
F.E. Dodge hoop-mounted snare drum strainer 1900s
1 13/16"
Gretsch Feather Touch strainer
Gretsch Feather Touch strainer, 1947-50 and Renown strainer and butt plate, 1950-2001
Gretsch Feather Touch snare drum strainer mounting hole pattern
(Click for downloadable stencil)
Gretsch vintage butt plate
Gretsch 2-point butt plate, probably 1930s-60s
Gretsch vintage butt plate
2 1/4"
Gretsch G5379 Lightning Fish Tail butt plate
Gretsch G5379 Lightning "Fish Tail" butt plate
Gretsch G5379 Lightning Fish Tail butt plate
1 3/8"

Hoshino Kougyou (Hoshino K)

Hoshino Kougyou strainer
Hoshino Kougyou hockey puck strainer, late 1960s-early 70s
Hoshino Kougyou strainer hole spacing
4cm

John Grey

John Grey Broadway Strainer
John Grey Broadway strainer, 1960s
John Grey Broadway Strainer
15/16"

Kent

Kent strainer snare drum throwoff 1950s
Kent strainer, 1950s
Kent strainer snare drum throwoff 1950s
1 1/4"
Kent butt plate
Kent butt plate, 1950s-early 60s
Kent butt plate
3 1/4"

Leedy

Leedy Utility strainer
Leedy Utility strainer, 1911-late 40s
Leedy Utility strainer
1 5/8"
Leedy 1920s butt plate
Leedy butt plate, 1910s-30s
Leedy 1920s butt plate
1 13/16"
Leedy Marvvel parallel strainer
Leedy Marvel parallel strainer, 1924-25
Leedy Marvvel parallel strainer
1 3/8" (both throwoff and butt ends)
Leedy Reliance strainer
Leedy Muffler/Presto strainer, 1928-42. The 4-point Speedway model shared the same base part, 1930-35
Leedy Speedway Strainer mounting hole pattern
(Click for downloadable PDF stencil)
Leedy parade strainer, 1930s-40s
leedy parade strainer, 1930s-40s
Leedy parade strainer, 1930s-40s
2 7/16"
Leedy parade snare butt plate, 1930s-40s
Leedy parade snare butt plate, 1930s-40s
Leedy parade snare butt plate, 1930s-40s
2 1/2"
Leedy Slingerland Rapid strainer
Leedy Slingerland era 1673 Rapid strainer, late 1950s-60s
Leedy Slingerland Rapid strainer
2 9/16"

Ludwig

Ludwig 1910s Butt Plate
Ludwig butt plate, 1910s-30s. These appeared on some other brands as well, and may have been manufactured by another company.
Ludwig 1910s Butt Plate
1 7/16"
Ludwig Tango strainer
Ludwig Tango hoop-mounted strainer, 1910s-30s
Ludwig Tango strainer
3/4"
Ludwig & Ludwig butt plate
Ludwig & Ludwig butt plate, 1920s-50s
Ludwig & Ludwig butt plate
1 7/8"
Ludwig & Ludwig P338 Strainer
Ludwig & Ludwig P338 Strainer, 1918-40s
Ludwig & Ludwig P338 strainer
1 9/16"
Ludwig Military parade drum strainer
Ludwig Military parade drum strainer, 1930s-60s
Ludwig Military parade drum strainer
2 7/16"
Ludwig wire extender bracket
Ludwig wire extender bracket, 1930s-40s
Ludwig wire extender bracket
15/16" or perhaps 29/32"
Ludwig P84 Pioneer strainer
Ludwig/Leedy & Ludwig P84 strainer, 1951-60s
Ludwig P84 Pioneer strainer
7/8"
Ludwig P-87 Classic Strainer
Ludwig P87 Super Classic strainer, 1969-
Ludwig P87 strainer
1 3/8"
Ludwig P85 strainer
Ludwig P85 strainer, 1970s-00s
Ludwig P85 strainer
2.5"
Ludwig p32 butt plate
Ludwig P32 butt plate, 1950s-00s
Ludwig P32 butt plate
2 3/16"
Ludwig piccolo strainer
Ludwig piccolo strainer, 1990s-00s
Ludwig piccolo snare drum strainer
3/4"
Ludwig P80 strainer
Ludwig P80 strainer, 1990s-00s
Ludwig P80 strainer
1"

Lynehan

Lynehan snare drum strainer
The Lynehan strainer, 1909-10s. Used on numerous small brands, this part may have been the company's only offering.
Lynehan snare drum strainer
1 1/2" across a wire cutout on a wood hoop
Lynehan snare drum strainer
1/2"

Pearl

Pearl snare strainer 1960s
Pearl snare strainer 1960s-70s
Pearl snare strainer 1960s
1 3/4"
Pearl snare drum strainer, 1960s 70s
A similar Pearl strainer, 1960s-70s. A few different adjustment knob styles were used.
Pearl snare drum strainer, 1960s 70s
1 11/16"
Pearl butt plate 1960s 70s
Pearl basic butt plate, 1960s-early 70s
Pearl butt plate 1960s 70s
2 3/8"
Pearl adjustable butt plate 1960s
Pearl D4514 adjustable butt plate, late 1960s-70s - another version with an adjustment thumb knob shared the same footprint.
Pearl adjustable butt plate 1960s
1 1/16"
Pearl 70s 80s strainer
Pearl strainer, 1970s-80s
Pearl 70s snare drum strainer
1 7/16"
Pearl Free Floating snare drum strainer
Pearl SR010 strainer (the accompanying adjustable butt plate shares the same footprint), 1980s-90s
1 11/16"
Pearl S-014 snare drum strainer
Pearl S-014 strainer, 1980s
Pearl S-014 snare drum strainer
2 11/16"
Pearl S012 strainer
Pearl S012 strainer, late 80s-early 90s
Pearl S012 strainer hole spacing
1-11/16"
Pearl S012 strainer hole spacing
1"
Pearl SR014N strainer
Pearl SR014N strainer, 1990s-
Pearl SR014N strainer
2 11/16" - some versions of this part have other hole spacings.

Premier

Premier butt plate 1960s
Premier butt plate, 1960s-70s
Premier butt plate
1 7/8"
Olympic by Premeir snare drum strainer
Olympic strainer, 1960s
Olympic by Premeir snare drum strainer
2 5/16"
Premier Hi Fi Strainer
Premier Hi Fi Strainer, 1960s-70s
Premier Hi Fi Strainer
2 13/16"
Premier snare drum butt plate 1960s
Premier snare drum butt plate, 1960s-70s
Premier snare drum butt plate 1960s
1"
Premier 642 snare drum strainer throwoff
Premier 642 strainer, 1970s-2000s
Premier 642 snare drum strainer throwoff
2 13/16"

Rogers

Rogers proto-Monitor strainer
Rogers "proto-Monitor" strainer, perhaps late 1940s-mid-50s
Rogers Pre-Monitor strainer mounting hole pattern
(Click for downloadable stencil)
Rogers Monitor strainer
Rogers 4472 Orchestra/Universal/Monitor strainer, 1954-mid-60s
Rogers Monitor strainer mounting hole pattern
(Click for downloadable stencil)
rogers butt plate
Rogers butt plate, 1950s-60s. Many Japanese makers made very similar parts.
rogers butt plate
2 3/16"
Rogers clock face strainer
Rogers clockface strainer, early 1960s
Rogers clock face strainer
1 1/4"
rogers sta-tite strainer
Rogers Sta-Tite strainer, 1960s
rogers sta-tite strainer
1 3/16"
Rogers Dynasonic strainer
Rogers Dynasonic strainer, 1960s-70s
Rogers Dynasonic strainer
1 1/4"
Rogers butt plate
Rogers butt plate, 1960s-80s
Rogers butt plate hole spacing
1 1/8"

Slingerland

Slingerland 967 strainer
Slingerland 967 "3-point" strainer, 1927-late 60s
Slingerland 967 snare drum strainer mounting hole pattern spacing
(Click for downloadable stencil)
Slingerland 2-point snare drum butt plate
Slingerland 2-point snare drum butt plate, 1927-70s
Slingerland 2-point snare drum butt plate
1 15/16"
Slingerland parade snare strainer
Slingerland 673 parade snare strainer, 1930s-50s
Slingerland parade snare strainer
2 9/16". This strainer became the Rapid throwoff and shares nearly the same footprint.
Slingerland parade strainer butt plate, extra wide, 1950s-60s
Slingerland parade strainer butt plate, extra wide, 1950s-60s
Slingerland parade strainer butt plate, extra wide, 1950s-60s
2 5/8"
Slingerland/Leedy extended butt plate
Slingerland extended butt plate, originally a Leedy design
Slingerland/Leedy extended butt plate
1 7/8" - frustratingly close to the basic 2-point butt plate shown above
Slingerland Radio King wire extender
Slingerland Radio King wire extender, 2-hole version, 1950s
Slingerland Radio King wire extender
2 3/8"
Slingerland Rapid Strainer
Slingerland Rapid strainer, 1950s-60s
Slingerland Rapid Strainer
2 9/16"
Slingerland Slapshot strainer 982
Slingerland 982 Slapshot strainer, early to mid 1980s
Slingerland 982 strainer
2 7/16"

Sonor

Sonor stopwatch strainer 60s Germany
Sonor "stopwatch" strainer, 1960s
Sonor stopwatch strainer 60s Germany
1.5cm
Sonor piccolo snare drum strainer
Sonor piccolo strainer, 1960s - shown with accompanying single-point butt plate
Sonor piccolo snare drum strainer
5/8" / 16mm
Sonor adjustable butt plate 1960s
Sonor adjustable butt plate, 1960s
Sonor adjustable butt plate 1960s
12mm
Sonor D-454 Strainer
Sonor D-454 strainer, 1970s
Sonor D-454 Strainer
4cm

Tama

Star 940 snare drum strainer 1960s
Star/Hoshino Gakki 940 strainer, 1960s
Star snare drum strainer 1960s
7/8" on center; the adjustment rod hole was larger than the lower mounting screw hole.
Star Hoshino Gakki adjustable snare drum butt plate
Star/Hoshino Gakki adjustable snare drum butt plate, late 1960s-70s
Star Hoshino Gakki adjustable snare drum butt plate
20mm
Tama ImperialStar strainer 1970s
Tama ImperialStar strainer, 1970s-mid 80s
Tama ImperialStar strainer 1970s hole spacing
2-11/16"
Tama MasterCraft strainer 1980s
Tama MasterCraft 4-point strainer, 1980s-90s
Tama MasterCraft strainer 1980s hole spacing
4cm
Tama MasterCraft strainer 1980s hole spacing
21mm
Tama Mastercraft snare drum butt plate
Tama Mastercraft snare drum butt plate, 1980s
Tama Mastercraft snare drum butt plate
2 3/8"
Tama ArtWood MasterCraft snare wire extender roller
Tama snare roller extender bracket, 1980s
Tama ArtWood MasterCraft snare wire extender roller hole spacing
1-3/16"
Tama ArtWood MasterCraft strainer 1980s
Tama tower strainer, used on many top shelf models, 1980s-mid 90s
Tama ArtWood MasterCraft strainer 1980s hole spacing
1-7/8"
Tama ArtWood MasterCraft strainer 1980s hole spacing
1-5/8"
Tama logo strainer, 90s
Tama logo strainer, 1980s
Tama logo strainer, 90s
2-11/16"

Walberg & Auge

Walberg & Auge modular wires butt plate insert
Walberg & Auge modular quick-change wires butt palte insert assembly, 1930s
Walberg & Auge modular wires butt plate insert
1/2"
Walberg & Auge snare drum strainer
Walberg & Auge strainer, 1930s-40s
Walberg & Auge snare drum strainer
7/8"

WFL

wfl p34 parade snare drum strainer
wfl P34 parade snare drum strainer, 1930s-50s
wfl p34 parade snare drum strainer
2 1/2"
WFL P373 strainer
WFL P373 strainer, 1930s-40s
WFL P373 strainer
1 9/16"
WFL Ray McKinley extended butt plate
WFL Ray McKinley butt plate, 1940s
WFL Ray McKinley extended butt plate hole spacing
1-5/8"
WFL Strainer Throwoff
WFL "Strainer Throwoff", 1940s-50s. Sometimes called the Zephyr Strainer.
WFL Strainer Throwoff
1 15/16". The frame was threaded and screws were attached through the inside of the shell.
WFL P-32 precursor, 1940s-50s
WFL P-32 precursor, 1940s-50s
WFL P-32 precursor, 1940s-50s
2 3/16"
WFL P87 strainer
WFL/Ludwig P87 strainer, 1947-1968
WFL P87 strainer
1 3/4" - this design utilizes the tensioning knob as a second mounting point on the shell

Wilson

Wilson snare drum strainer throwoff
Wilson hoop-mounted strainer, 1920s
Wilson snare drum strainer throwoff
11/16"
Wilson snare drum strainer
Wilson shell-mounted strainer, 1920s
Wilson snare drum strainer
1 1/8"

Yamaha

Yamaha snare wire extenders
Yamaha snare wire extenders, 1980s
Yamaha snare wire extenders
1 1/16"