Nice work as usual, John. And...HOOK 'EM HORNS!!!

Not quite burnt orange, but a sweet snare nonetheless...

Yes sir, I pack the lugs on every sprung lug, clean and tighten and rework the strainers, if not replace them altogether. All of these snares I reworked are now good drums. Anything I can do that minimizes any noise, anywhere is worth doing. If you are working on a snare especially, it pays to do the littlest of things to ensure you get the best possible sound. Every one of these snares sounded like shi* when I got them and started working on them. It takes skill that I quite by luck discovered I have to make these sound presentable, let alone great. Now to say I can do it to anything you present me with is a stretch. There are some of these drums that are just crapola and there is no amount of skill that can work them into great sounding drums. The shell must be more than just the thin 70s ones. They tried to re-create the 3 ply shells in Taiwan in the 70s and they were little more than veneer, and poor wood at that. The rings are thin and made of a soft wood and they are nearly impossible to do anything with. So if you want a good, cheap MIJ snare, let me know and I will either set you up with one or show you how to do it yourself. For me to sit here and say it easy is like you telling me triplets are the simplest roll you do. I am a tech, you are a drummer, and I am learning how to play, so trplets are way far from me. I can work these into wonderfully passable and even recordable drums. As a matter of fact, one of mine is now on tracks going to post-production.And here is the third for the weekend. Kevins...recognize this one? It is the "match" to my WMP kit. This one has been re-fit with a new, modern strainer and the original is being repaired. It is made of pot metal and has a broken thread for one of the screws in the throw arm. I am using cold weld to fix it and then it will be tapped and ready for replacement on the drum. This one has no tone control and os VERY ringy. Anyway, Anyone need a side snare or one to match your kit, let me know. I have a couple more.

I sure hope there's no mis-matched t-rods on this snare....

I would never, never use mis-matched t-rods on a snare drum of this caliber! Just what are you implying sir??? Do you doubt the provenance of this drum or my impeccable restoration techniques?:D