I can repair most anything. I'm down here in Silver Creek, NY. I work in Buffalo. What needs to be done?

I'm in Toronto Canada..

have a set of 1963 Rogers 18 bass drum 12 tom & 14 Flr..in natural maple finish... thinking of removing all the hardware and getting it all polished and have the drums sanded and restain ,clear coated.

How bad is the stain underneath the finish? Is the clear finish lacquer or poly. If the stain is good, do a simple high grit sanding of the finish and a apply another coat of clear. I would recommend not taking it down to the stain. I've worked a lot with stain. From my own experience and seeing other peoples attempts at re-staining, I doubt you'd be happy. You have a unique set, and a botched stain job will be a glaring reminder to not do this. If the stain has lots of bare spots showing through, or lots of scratches, then sand the shells back down to a stainable surface. Use a pre stain, then stain, and then apply your top finish.

Pics would help.