Hey there,
All the tension rods on this kit appear to be the same. I have included a closeup of a lug and t-rod for the 12" and a pic of the floor tom's parts on the table. Magnets do not stick. There is a small flake on the floor tom rim and it reveals a brassy color. Magnets do not stick to any rims on this kit.
I am almost done with the floor tom. I have also posted a pic.
Found a few pieces of paper in a couple of the bass drum lugs. Other than that, no felt anywhere
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Great job so far! When you go to put the lugs back on the shells it's a good idea to stuff a cotton ball in each one or cut a rectangle out of foam to put between the spring and lug to prevent rattles.
Steve
Thanks, Steve. In one of the pictures, you can see that the cleaned lugs with cotton I stuffed btwn springs and lugs. Would never have known to dothat without reading about it on this forum. Appreciate you making sure that I picked that one up.
That is looking really good thus far. Nice work. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Hey there, All the tension rods on this kit appear to be the same. I have included a closeup of a lug and t-rod for the 12" and a pic of the floor tom's parts on the table. Magnets do not stick. There is a small flake on the floor tom rim and it reveals a brassy color. Magnets do not stick to any rims on this kit. I am almost done with the floor tom. I have also posted a pic.Found a few pieces of paper in a couple of the bass drum lugs. Other than that, no felt anywhere
Looking good!
Did you see what I meant though?
It looks like the screws that hold the lugs on the FT are newer then the other drums..still Slingerland though....
The 12" takes a flathead screwdriver....the FT you can use a socket on......
They sold sets like that back in the day..No FT..you just bought it later.....
Definately a possibility that it was purchased at a diff time, but it could just be that I cleaned the floor Tom hardware before these past pics. Lugs, tension rods and screws to hold lugs on drum are all the same for the 3 toms. The screws can all be adjusted with either a flathead or socket on all 3 toms. I wish I could see what you are referring to, but thisnis just my first go round working on an old kit.
Hy
cool Set and top work so far:-)
Here a tip from a pro for repairing the crack in the wrap;-)
http://www.stdrums.de/tips/crack/crack.htm
go ahead and keep posting pics:-)
Couldn't stop working. It paid off. A few little details to work out with the cracked wrap on bd. Should have not had so much faith in glue to set fast. Other than that, I am happy. Everyone's encouragement and advice made this much easier than I thought. Thanks!
Now time to find some awesome cymbals and figure out tuning.
-Bill
Shes a beauty! Very nice job you did there, that kit will sound killer once you get her tuned. Gotta love Slinglys!
