Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Standard Pearl tom arm diameter: 7/8 inch (2.225 cm)

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Berk Aarts" <B.E.R.K@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all
> shouldn't be that hard, can somebody with spurs, measure them (the diameter)??
> Bet it's standard tubing, you go to the nearest metalwordkplace and let them
> fix you some spurs. My experience is that most craftsmen like those weird
> guys with those 'stupid" projects, so should not cost to much. I have some
> workshops I regarly visit for all kinds off projects: these guys allways
> start nagging, but in the end, they allways help, with a smile on their face,
> without me paying to much money.
> 
> Or perhaps look to some chinese hardware manufacturer, you will be surprised
> what these guys sell (watch out that you don't get their mother in law)
> 
> suc6
> berk
> >-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
> >To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> >From: "superwolle70" <superwolle70@...>
> >Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:58:56 -0000
> >Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bass spurs or make a replacement?
> >Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> >in 7 years I have seen bassdrum spurs exactly once on Ebay. They have been
> >left over after a fire :-)
> >So the only reasonable way is to get a bassdrum pad WITH spurs and throw
> >the pad away or to ask someone to weld a pair from iron tubes. 
> >
> >--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "John" <modorange322@> wrote:
> >>
> >> My SDS-8 bass was sold without the spurs. Where do I procure some spurs,
> >or is this just one of those items that goes bye-bye and the missing spurs
> >become a thing of legend? 
> >> 
> >> I think it should be do-able to get some type of piping from the hardware
> >store and make spurs. If so, anyone who has experience with this process,
> >please feel free to chime in! Thanks!
> >>
> >
> >
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