Ludwig P88AC Throw-Off

I bought this strainer to replace a P-86 Millennium strainer I had on my 14 x 6,5 " Black Beauty. The Millennium strainer fell apart after a couple years' use, as did the P-85 strainer that originally came with that drum. My experience makes me suspicious of the quality of Ludwig hardware, but so far - after a few months of use - the P88 has held together finely. It's built more sturdily than the P-85 or P-86, and the action is smooth. I think I even detect an improvement on the sound of the snares on my drum. I'll only give it 3 stars at this point, however, since I've only used it for a short while and can't vouch for its long-term durability (after all, the P-86 also worked fine at first - until it no longer didn't).

I give 5 starts because throw-off is really good. It is made very nicely, great quality and works perfect. With P85 I had constant problem with strings loosening up during play - tension screw in P88 is "jump" regulated so it will not move anywhere.

The problem is in description of the product and I hope that also Thomann will correct it.
It says: "Ludwig P88AC Throw-Off, Throw-Off & Butt-Plate Pack, fits all snares with former P83/P85/P86 throw offs" which gives the buyer the impression that the whole pack will fit to your Ludwig snare with either mentioned throw-off on it. The true part is only about the throw-off.

My Ludwig Acrolite has a P85 throw-off and P32 butt-plate. P88 throw-off was mounted with no problems, but the butt-plate from the P88AC pack (P35) replaces only P33 butt-plate (this is actually writen on the product box!) - it has completely different hole spacing than P32.

So for this I am only able to use 50% of the prodcut (unless I will make new holes in the shell), so I am only 50% satisfied with the prodcut, but as said - this is offer description problem, not the product itself.

Very well constructed from cast parts. Fits perfectly as a replacement for my supraphonic's P85. Super solid with no play in the moving parts and the throw off is as smooth as silk. The snare adjustment knob is geared, much like a torque wrench so there is no chance of it loosening during playing.
The fact you also get the butt plate makes this good value for money, and the art deco look makes any drum look classy.
Only very minor criticism is that on the supraphonic I had to file the screw holes slightly to accommodate the new screws but this only took 1 minute & was easy to do.