By the way, the Jazz Festival in the picture doesn't come with the Premiers, but I will be refinishing it for my friend, who wants a natural clear coat finish on the Maple shell.

That small pattern BDP is available from some vendors.

I'd would buy a small portion of the closest looikng BDP you could find and just patch the area on the tom. The more you preserve the originality of a drum the better its value.

Is there a way to re-connect cracked wrap? I thought maybe something on the back side of it to hold it together... It came off in two pieces, besides the missing piece, and one of those two has a couple other cracks in it.

Whether you re-wrap with the original color makes little difference. It's whether you re-wrap at all that matters. Once you re-wrap it's no longer original, period. There is no getting around that simply by successfully matching the color. So if you are going to re-wrap, yup you are going to lose value no matter what. Might as well pick a color you like and can procure easily.

I would get a piece of wrap that closely matches. Cut it the height of the shell and a width that will allow you to place the edges underneath the two lugs on either side of the bad spot. Just place it without any glue and let the lugs and the heads hold it in place. The drum will look fine from a distance and you have not messed with the originality of the drum. An easy, simple, inexpensive fix. Just be sure to point out what you did if you sell it.

I agree, MutantMozart. That's why I wonder if anyone has attempted to rejoin the pieces. Gerald, that's a good idea. Unfortunately, that would require doing so for 1/4 of the drum (2 different spots, opposite of each other). Why do I get myself into these predicaments? :o

At some point you have to ask yourself the following:

a.) if you are overly concerned with resale value

b.) do you prefer a drum in pristine condition

c.) Do you prefer a drum in as original condition as possible

My guess is the difference in resale value on a cracked wrap such as that and a re-wrap that looks great would be pretty much nil. Of course I may be wrong, but I bet I am not. Therefore you have to really ask is "B" or "C" more important. Opinions here will vary. I am all for cleaning an original wrap and leaving it be if it is in decent shape. When you have that kind of cracking and exposed wood, I think it becomes a matter of preference. There is not a great resale price tag to be had in that condition and you may not really enjoy playing a drum in that condition either. If it were mine, I would be on the side of re-wrapping and enjoying the kit. I would constantly be focused on the tears in the wrap and be somewhat bummed otherwise, but I am kind of OCD like that.

Excellent point! You are wise, tnsquint. Truth be told, I'd love for them to look new/old. Like you, the cracked wrap bothers me. But I like the BDP and the kick is in decent shape, just needs the seams re-glued. On the other hand, I'm a poor boy and about all I will leave my wife when I go to the great gig in the sky is a bunch of music gear, and I'd like her to get as much as possible for it when that time comes.

I must mention, I played these Saturday night with an acid jazz/funk trio and they sounded great! I used my Super Ace (which I just replaced the parralel-lift system in, with brand new original parts from a warehouse Down Under), and added a '78 Ludalloy marching snare with the snares dropped for a floor tom. Got a lot of compliments on the sound. I can't complain about that.

One more thing, though. This tom has some separation between the re-ring and shell. The re-ring is single-ply. Can I inject some glue into the void and clamp it, or is it better to remove the re-ring and re-glue the whole thing? If so, how do I remove it without destroying the inner ply of the shell?