After stripping my Star bass drum of its hardware I discovered a soft spot in the area around one of the spur holes. This is a 3 ply with re-rings shell.
First picture...
Is there a way, or even a need, to reinforce this area?
Also, I noticed that each spur mount was attached slightly differently and am wondering which is correct.
Second Picture...
Using the non-original looking, square metal plate/flat washer/locking washer/nut configuration.
Third then fourth picture...
Using the original looking, round plate/locking washer/nut configuration. This is the side with the damage around the hole. There was an additional flat washer on the outside of this hole.
You can see the indentation from the extra, smaller washer as an inner circle:
I'll take any suggestions on any aspect of this. It'll be a few days before I'll be reassembling this drum.
Thanks,
Brian