Rubber mallet is your friend there, don't swing for the bleachers though.

I have used a rubber mallet and a fender dent dolly to take dents out of two different Ludwig bronze shells. Take your time...it can have very good results.

Are you sure they are brass ?

HEY!! I'm "watching" these, too!

However, my interest only stems from the fact a friend of mine had a late 60s Ludwig "Carioca" set that I always liked, and was thinking of putting a players kit together...

I've had a little success with pounding out dents (ask ShawnM for an opinion on a Supraphonic 400 I repaired). Also recently pounded out dents in a SS BD, and have some SS toms to do yet. As mentioned above, go slow and easy. I've used a regular hammer (from the inside, of course), with a nice, new, smooth, and definately soft wood 2x4 piece as backing material... hadn't thought of using a rubber mallet which is a good idea, and so is the fender dent dolly!

Bill

Thanks for your advice. I wonder if they are chrome plated aluminum instead of COB since brass is pretty hard to dent. I'll try to get them at a reasonable price as it would be nice to have a set.

Jim

I was married for 37 years... I got my timbales dented real good! I'm lucky to still have them!

John

I believe you mean Cojónes.

Not to be confused with Cajon's or Cajun...right Greg....Coffee Break2

LOL - yeah, sure, that's what I meant, dented 'cohones'... I said 'timbales' because my ex-wife used them like a percussion instrument! Hurting

John

I doubt if the timbales would be Aluminum. I have 2 sets of Ludwig & 1 WFL set of timbales, & a magnet sticks to all of them. (I'm not sure if they ever used Ludalloy(Aluminum for timbales).