Hey Everyone,

I purchased a Pearl Snare a few weeks ago. I need to determine what carrier I need to match this drum mount. If anyone knows the proper carrier for this mount, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

M_K

First things first. You have two different types of mounts on there. I have no idea what the top one is so you will have to get info from someone else about that. The bottom is the now mostly defunct clip mount. An Example
I believe this would work, but you may be better just getting a new mount for J-bars and getting a good harness. This adapter would do the job.

Thank you very much. This helps alot.

top is an older (circa 2000) Randall May/pearl attachment. though I believe the carrier half come s with the attachment, not the carrier.
http://www.randallmay.com/catalogs/Randall_May_International-Pearl.pdf

The bottom is the old (like 15-20 years ago) slot type that was common on yamaha field corps, and the fist sfz run.
see this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-Randall-May-Marching-Snare-Drum-Carrier-Attachment-SFZ-High-Tension-/300601976504?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D290587708190%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3528823980469962804

Buy any new free floating attachment and the carrier to match. take both old ones off, and put the new one on.

Also why do you want a carrier? as an individual, the only time I used a carrier was to set the height of a drum on a stand.

I plan on just putting a new J-bar mount on the drum. Also the reason Im looking for a carrier is to practice marching with the drum on my body. Getting used to crab marching and the weight difference with the drum attached to me. Im currently a wind player looking to try out for drum line next season.

that is a jbar mount.
you just need the plate the j bars insert into. that plate has two plastic rods that slide into the tube part of the attachment on top. any j bay carrier will work with that plate.

Other option remove pearl part, and buy that yamaha attachment and use the bottom one. the attachment slides into the slot, and then the carrier into the attachment

you don't need a specific carrier. you need the part the carrier sticks into.

Sorry that was my bad. Got confused on mounts. But the idea about removing the pearl piece and implementing the Yamaha mounts sounds very intriguing.

Also, should I use the current plate, would the only thing I need be the plastic rods that insert into the tube? If so, where could I buy those parts on there own? And thanks for putting up with my questions. They probably seem pointless. But you are really helping a noob out.

Oh yeah, I remember those things now. They worked a lot like the current Yamaha ones. Do they even make the plates for those anymore?

The part I suggested would still work if you got rid of both of those mounts. You can at least take the clip mount off.

I may be misunderstanding the thread, but if you have not yet purchased, a carrier, I would spend my efforts (and money) on a carrier that was either as comfortable as possible or as similar to the carriers the line you are auditioning for uses as you can purchase.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me to purchase a harness to fit such an old mount, when there are way better options out there.

Pick any snare carrier, like this one Pearl CX Airframe. Most, like that one, will come with the required attachment for your drum.

Alright I am a little confused on the all the information that is being told on this thread. I actually still use that mount on our practice drums.. It is a Randall May break away bracket, well half of one, made for Pearl up to about 2005 or 2006. couple problems you have

1, you need the other half. if you need ill post a picture tomorrow of the part you need. you can't mount it on a carrier.

2, from the side picture you see where there is a hole on the
"C" clamp that clamps on to the tension posts? Their is a very long tension rod that goes there and essentially squeezes the tension post to keep it mounted. this was later redesigned in 2006. maybe earlier. either way I would not, and stress NOT use that mount until you get that tension rod.


the only thin you can do is maybe you an old Pearl Staduim stand with that bracket plate. (that is if you get the tension rod)the other half has the adapters to mount on J rods.

as of now that whole bracket is discontinued, Pearl no longer used Randall May hardware. I am sure you can dig around and find a used part but it could be a hassle.

I would either buy a new bracket like. this

or a whole new snare carrier as mentioned.. they usually come with a bracket

now if you want a cheap route. the thing at the bottom that people have describe as a clip. that was standard for Pearl to add on to all drums up until mid 2000. most of people removed them. but now if you want to use that as your mounting system you can use this bracket.. the tongue of the mount goes into the clip. all you would need is a carrier with jbars.

hope that cleared it up

Thank you every one for the input. I was unaware that carriers came with all mounting equipment. I thought the mounts had to be purchased seperately. Im just goint to do what is most convient. Which seems to be buying the airframe carrrier.

Although that one does come with an attachment that works, most do not actually come with the bracket. Read the description of the harness you are buying to make sure it comes with the bracket you need. Keep in mind Randal May does not make their harnesses compatible with Pearl out of the box anymore so it is very slim that one of those will come with a bracket for Pearl snares. However, if you aren't worried about matching the harness to what your line uses, the airframes are some of the best harnesses on the market right now and I highly recommend them.

Edit A lot of the Lonestar percussion harnesses DO come with brackets. Both the Mapex and Pearl adapters will work with your drum. Anything from XL will probably work too. But if you go to another site to buy a harness, if there is a massive price difference, the harness probably doesn't include the bracket.

It's half of a Pearl FFSA snare attachment -- the older version. You might as well pull it off and toss it in your parts drawer because it probably won't be easy or cost-effective to hunt down half of a mounting bracket.



Excluding cheap "ultralight" designs, most carriers for free-floating snare drums do come with the drum attachment. Yamaha carriers by Randall May do. Pearl carriers by May did. Pearl's own recent carriers do. XL Specialty (now Gator) carriers normally do. Mapex carriers do.