Absolutely not! In the absence of built-on bass drum spurs, they would have used clip-on bass drum spurs. Maybe I can find a picture of what I'm talking about. The anchor you've got would have been an amendment to the spurs and given some extra resistance to forward movement. The anchor was in no way meant to balance the drum.

the clamp on spurs work very well and that's what would also of been on the rims . so with both the spurs and anchor your bass drum is goning to pretty much stay put! I use them clamp on spurs on some of my kits. and I'm a heavy hard hitting player, they work just fine.

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you guys rock.

thanks again

what o-lugs and I both are showing are what is called clamp on spurs, these are off my slingerlands

ok, I've found a pair of clamp-on spurs and want to make sure they're not too big (11 3/4 in.)....my kick is a 20"

Thanks again!

your pic is so small I couldn't make it out, but then I recognized it, these are the spurs your speaking of, yes they will work they are from a earlier time period, but they will do the job, and it's not at a bad price! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120628432239&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Sure, those will work for a 20" bass drum. The nice thing about the clip-ons is that you have some leeway as to where you mount them along the perimeter of the bass drum hoop.