Those things are so cool! I love the cocktail kits; the idea of standing up and drumming is enticing. Are those family pics on the wall (jk)?

Look forward to the after pics.Cool1

I'm gonna use the little 8" snare and 10" tom for a kit i'm building my 3 year old nephew. I'm gonna let him have those cymbals too.

My plan is to either find a nice 12" snare or just just a standard 13 or 14" snare on a concert stand next to the main drum.

I will get more cymbal arms and stuff like that. I converted a older pearl pedal today to reverse and had a blast playin' this thing. I know I jammed on it for at least 40 minutes. No problems. We'll see if my knees or legs or anything feels it tomorrow.

Haha, you noticed the pictures. I just have a thing for the ladies in classic hollywood. I have a Marilyn Monroe portrait tattooed on my forearm. But that's another thread.

I hope this bearing edge thing isn't gonna be a problem.

Steve

The very outer-edge of the bearing looks solid in the pic, so it may be a non-issue. That said, there are more experienced folks on here who can give you the DL on that and the repairs that might be necessary. Good luck with your project.

In order to keep it from worsening, I suggest a very small dab of epoxy. Work it in, wipe off the excess, and then sand it smooth, carefully, with 220 grit. Be very careful not to change the contour, if you are good with the sound. Repairing it now will save in the long run. The stresses applied to the shell while under all this extreme tension can, and will, exacerbate the problem over time, and I would take to precaution of stopping this problem dead in it's tracks.

Nice kit, will look very nice in a cool sparkle, maybe one of the new Galaxy types...or a really cool looking champ spark.

Thanks for the info. I called drum supply house (drummaker.com) and explained to him my problem. He said it sounds like a easy fix. Probably around $25-$30. So, I'd rather pay someone who knows what they are doin'.

I plan to go up there Monday to drop the shell off. This will give me a chance to look at wrap in person and compare. I'm pretty set on either silver or gold sparkle. But, I might just go with a white pearl. We'll see.

My main concern is gettin' the shell fixed first.

Thanks again for the replys,

Steve

If it was me, I would opt to get a glue syringe and inject some wood glue into that void. Then I would tape it and then apply a couple of appropriate clamps until I saw the crack close and the glue squeeze out. Then let it dry and lightly scrape/sand off any excess (which should be mostly alleviated by the taping, anyway). It's probably not that big a deal, anyway, but it would bug me, too, so I don't blame you for getting it fixed. Cool drums!

Yea, it's probably nothing to worry about and I could do what you said. But I just feel like DSH will do it right and better than me. I dealt with them before on some drum wrap. And they always amswer my emails and just seem like cool people.

Steve

No brainer. Let them do it for 30 bucks. Heck, one T rod for a kick drum goes for like 22 bucks on EBAY.............

I got a couple days to decide and after looking at it some more. It does seem like it would be a easy fix i could do myself.

What kind of wood glue or filler would you guys suggest? Something I could pick up at lowes or home depot?

I just got to thinking, that $30-$35 repair bill could go towards a sheet of wrap. But I don't know. I'm not really sure how I will get the glue or filler between the small crack. The hole doesnt seem like a problem. Maybe when I fill the hole it run into the cracks.

Any more thoughts? Or just let DSH take care of it?

Steve