That makes alot of sense. I figured the 3 ply shell had alot to do with it.

OK, I understand now, the vent hole is the anti-alter.

When all said and done,..will it look identical to the Jazzfest ?

Like Bill mentioned in an earlier reply, the strainer, badge/vent hole and muffler are all stacked on the same side with marching snares. To properly space the lugs on my shell, I had to make my cut 5-5/8" from the bottom. The vent/badge hole and muffler is on the top half that is waste.

For the most part it will look identical to a Jazzfest. Here's Bill's reproduction:

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=35443

It looks awesome.

-Tim

Well you guys got me thinking here. If I cant land a kit to work on then It would be fun to try this jazz fest repro thing. It sounds like fun.

It sounds like it's right up your alley. With your woodworking experience, you shouldn't have any issues.

I've finished the top round over bearing edge. I think it went really well and it looks good to.

I've also finished the patching. It's glued and clamped right now, so we'll see how it looks in the morning. I had to pull a piece of wrap from the waste section of shell. The blade cut was 1/8", so I had to carefully cut a slice of wrap just a bit bigger. I sanded the wrap down until it fit into the groove. I also painted the inside of the groove and the edges of the piece of wrap patch blue, so the white wouldn't show up on the seems. It took some time. I'm so PO'd that I messed up this shell/wrap. :(

I might just break down and re-wrap it, because I'm still going to be able to see that patch spot. Of course, that just bumped it up to a $110 drum. I could also order some Green Sparkle for $10 from Precision and make it like Bill's for a total of $90.

-Tim

Tim, when I rescued my Gene Krupa snare drum I wanted to save the original wrap. I too was bummed out when I finally realized it just wasn't going to happen. Now, several months later its all forgotten and I really like the WMP wrap that I bought for it. I think your doing the right thing by attempting to save it but if its going to bug you forever and always remind you of your boo boo, then maybe you should get new wrap. It is a fun thing to pick out!

Jeff C

Since Tim posted the link to one of my reproductions, I thought I'd post a link to a couple more...

This one was actually a custom-order. Nickel hardware and a natural cherry veneer finish. I know that finish wasn't available through Ludwig, but the specs on the drum are Jazz Festival.

http://vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?p=220012#post220012

And this one is the first one I ever did. I got the piece of wrap from Jammin' Sam, and it wasn't cheap 'cause it's the older champagne sparkle and not the "modern bermuda sand" that is available now.

http://vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?p=203183#post203183

Using the same "process," I also did this "Auditorium" reproduction. I just had some 12x15 shells laying around, so when I discovered Ludwig offered this drum in this size, I thought, "why not?" Like the cherry veneer above, this finish was never offered by Ludwig. But it made little difference, I listed it on eBay at a BIN price of $199.99 + shipping and it sold in less than 3 days!

http://vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?p=235330#post235330

I've done some others, but these are the only ones "documented" on this sight. Except for Purdie Shuffle's Wooden Supersensitive. He did all of the "finish" work and assembly, but I cut-down and prepped the shell...

http://vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=33405

(John, I hope you don't mind me sharing your thread/drum!)

Bill

OK, here are some pictures of my screw-up. CryBaby

First two are before the patch and the last two are after. I used some blue paint on the inside of the groove to try and hide any of the white backing of the wrap from showing through.

I'm not happy with the results, because you can really see the patch seam. The seam is pretty tight, but it is still really noticeable. Does anyone have any tricks to make the seam less visible? Once the lugs, strainer and top hoop are on the drum, the patch section will probably not be that visible.

The gunk on the rest of the shell is adhesive from the contact paper that was on the drum. I figured I would wait to clean the rest of the shell until I decided if I was going to leave the wrap or do a re-wrap.

- Tim

It all depends on how particular you are. I'll bet that once it's all cleaned up and all put back together that you'll be the only one that notices the repair.

Tim, your repair looks good to me. I vote you put the drum together and forget about it. You can always re-wrap but once you do that, the original is gone forever.