Ok so I have the option to trade some late 80's Tama Swingstars for a 70's Ludwig Vistalite kit. Only thing is, it has some severe cracking. At the end of the day I'll take a Luddy over an 80's Tama, but my question is should I bother? Will they still sound good with all these cracks. Can I fix them? I looked on vistalitedrums.com about repairsIf someone could tell me what to do that would be great.
-Beau
Wow... Green Vistalites, very sought after. Would love to have those. Seem to be a lot of positive comments on repairing cracks. Don't have any advise different that a google search for "reparing cracked vistalites" will provide. Best of luck... nice find!
Beau,
Looks like some serious cracks to me... and obviously a previous owner used some sort of "mechanical" fix at some point on the BD!
In all of my drum experience, I think I've had one vistalite tom in my hands. Without taking the time to do a search, I do think there have been some members on here who have had success with vistalite crack repairs...
Good luck!
Bill
BTW -- will be up your way in a couple of weeks. My youngest son is getting married Dec. 1 in Lawrence.
Beau,Looks like some serious cracks to me... and obviously a previous owner used some sort of "mechanical" fix at some point on the BD!In all of my drum experience, I think I've had one vistalite tom in my hands. Without taking the time to do a search, I do think there have been some members on here who have had success with vistalite crack repairs...Good luck!BillBTW -- will be up your way in a couple of weeks. My youngest son is getting married Dec. 1 in Lawrence.
Ya, it's that whole would I rather have a cracked kit or no kit at all. I always vote cracked/broken kit :D Also, let me know of any parts you might need that I might have so we can meet up. Congrats to your son btw! Hope it's a beautiful winter day!
-Beau
If you trade your Tama drums for these,..it wont be long before chunks start falling off the vista`s and you`ll be stuck with drum trim. Translated to no kit at all !!
i'm a ludwig guy. but i wouldnt trade a nice complete set of drums for a cracked set of vistalites. i think that you can do better for yourself.
mike
Just say no to crack!
How big is the Tama kit (sizes-color) and aprox value? The cracks look like they have been repaired or attempted repair no? If your comfortable with doing the fixes and feel it's a good trade $$$ wise green Vistas are awesome!! I'd love to have a set of these someday. Good luck and which ever path you choose keep us updated. :)
How big is the Tama kit (sizes-color) and aprox value? The cracks look like they have been repaired or attempted repair no? If your comfortable with doing the fixes and feel it's a good trade $$$ wise green Vistas are awesome!! I'd love to have a set of these someday. Good luck and which ever path you choose keep us updated. :)
It's a late 80's silver mist Tama Swingstar kit 12-13-16-18-22-24 with a steel snare. I couldn't sell this kit for $150 locally! Man I'll admit...I'm super bummed, I was hoping for some more positive comments about the cracks. Not saying you all are doing it on purpose, I just had high hopes! I don't care at all what they look like as long as they sound good. Green vistas are hard to find for cheap and it has a matching snare. UGH the drum collectors life!
-Beau
When it comes to vistalites, there are 'good cracks' (along the seams) and 'bad cracks' (cracks out on the shell or by lugs or hardware,) those drums have -Bad Cracks-!
Oddball is correct, won't be long before that kit takes another hit and shatters into a thousand pieces. Bad shells, *bad trade if you do it. (*Good for the other guy, bad for you!)
Pass on this one. Way too many serious problems.
John
