Tama Imperialstar King-Beat snare: Replacement Lugs

Far left = lugs prone to crack

It's a well-known fact that early-80's Tama Imperialstar "King-Beat" snares and some Superstar (Mastercraft) models have lugs that are prone to crack under extreme pressure.

Drum sites are full of guys lamenting a busted lug on their beloved old 80's Tama.

Looking for replacement lugs?

Well, you've just found 'em.

I'm gonna keep this post short and to the point:

• Do not try lugs with 2" (51mm) spacing for your old Tama snare!!!
• You need 1-15/16 inches (49mm)
• You can get 1 15/16" lugs in Europe from ST Drums
• UPDATE: I checked the ST Drums page and they seem to have changed this lug to 51mm, not 49. Please be careful before buying. Sorry for any trouble!
• This one is listed as 49mm: https://stdrums.com/en/p/st352sn 
• This baby right here: ST-LUGSNDO80

They will work perfectly for your Tama snare. I also heard they may work for Rogers Dynasonic, which apparently also has 1 15/16" spacing center-to-center.

My snare with ST Drums lugs, model ST-LUGSNDO80

This is a 2" lug. It won't work.



You want this. From ST Drums. Model ST-LUGSNDO80.
As noted above, they changed the hole spacing on this model! Be careful when buying anything! This one is listed as 49mm: https://stdrums.com/en/p/st352sn

(Pardon my cats)

OTHER OPTIONS

• Another option with 1 15/16" spacing seems to be from the Premier Elite line (formerly available at Drum Factory Direct in the States)
• A forum member over at Vintage Drum Forum (latzanimal) says he had luck with lugs from Allstar Drum Co in the USA.