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gezz
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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  17:53:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have a Premier XPK bass drum that I wish to use a Mapex Tom with.. I can just buy a mapex holder and clamp it to my cymbal stand But i have a chance to buy a newish but cheap Premier double tom holder... does anyone know if the Premier holder will accept the mapex tom?

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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  17:54:19  Show Profile  Visit Prog's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Aren't Mapex L-arms hexagonal?
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moosetication
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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  17:56:03  Show Profile  Visit moosetication's Homepage  Reply with Quote
They are, and are quite narrow. Don't think it'll work with a Premier arm.
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gezz
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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  17:56:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hmmmm you have me thinking now? i think your right.. maybe i should actually use a snare stand?

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gezz
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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  17:57:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thank you very much for your help
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Prog
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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  18:05:38  Show Profile  Visit Prog's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Are the balls on the L-arms the same size?
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gezz
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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  19:11:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
you mean if they were i could swap the arm only?
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rollingthunder
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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  19:22:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It wont fit. I've tried an Orion tom on a Premier holder and the Premier L arm is too thick and it's round. As pointed out the Mapex arms are hex and also thinner.
No help to you, but a Mapex holder takes a Premier tom.
I cant compare the ball arm sizes as I'm hundreds of miles from home.
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Prog
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Posted - 28/07/2012 :  19:30:48  Show Profile  Visit Prog's Homepage  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by gezz

you mean if they were i could swap the arm only?
Yup.
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Bazarre
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Posted - 29/07/2012 :  10:22:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You could change the tom mount block to a Premier 392-35 one, which would be far superior to the Mapex one. That would obviously fit the double Prem tom holder and give more adjustment verstility than the Mapex one does. There are several 392s on ebay most of the time.
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Grahame B
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Posted - 29/07/2012 :  12:45:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Prog

quote:
Originally posted by gezz

you mean if they were i could swap the arm only?
Yup.


Gibralter do a number of different replacement Ls. There was a compatability chart on their website - with all the different measurements. It takes a bit of digging to find it though.

edit - Here it is :

http://www.gibraltarhardware.com/pdf/allbrands.pdf

It suggests that Premier and Mapex are both 10.5 mm ( I know the older Premier ones were thicker though )
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Tex
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Posted - 29/07/2012 :  14:45:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I recently tried a Premier Artist tom on a Mapex spike and it fitted perfectly.
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Aren't Mapex L-arms hexagonal?
Yes, probably to save weight but the corners will be 10.5.
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