Awesome job Adam! I'll bet the drum holds up fine while your playing it. I would worry how it holds up during transporting it. I certainly wouldn't let anyone help pack or carry the drum. Good job!

WoW~! Very very impressive Adam. Great save and such a cool set!! Enjoy them you did a fantastic job with them!!

Great job. I wonder if a head port would help relieve some of the constant pressure when played? It might help extend the life of the repair. In the end, it's just a bass drum, but in reality there's a lot of physics going on. The constant pressure and air moving through the drum, the weight of the tom toms, the tension of the lugs being mounted around the repair area and the tension of the T-rods and hoops compressing the shell.

Is there a durable, but flexible clear coat material that could be applied to the inside and outside of the shell that would help strengthen the repair? Especially, since the tom toms are mounted and adding to the weight pushing down on the shell.

You've put so much time into this, it would be a shame to have it shatter mid performance. But it would be one heck of a story.

"Man, we were playing When the Levee Breaks and I was getting into the bass so hard just to keep up with the guitarist's volume and my kick just exploded!".

-Tim

Definitely a head port is a good idea. The heads on the bass drum are just some I had laying around...so if/when I put real heads on I will for sure port the reso head.

It would be cool to find out if there is some sort of a clear coat material to throw on the inside of the shell. Again, great idea. Id love to hear if anyone can chime in on something like that. Id probably not want to put it on the outside, but Id definitely do the inside.

Also, I am looking for ONE bass drum rod and ONE claw if anyone has one laying around. I was short one of each for some reason. The kit must have come to me short one that I didnt notice.

-Adam

Here are some more pics. Better lighting.

-Adam

I still can`t believe you took on that task and they look like they`ll hold up. Great job !i

Yep super sweet kit and again really great job on those!! Clapping Happy2

Hey there

I have a spare Fibes T Rod and Claw. I've actually got two of them but they are not in great shape.... lots of bad pitting on the claw. Send me a PM with your e mail so I can send a picture.... it's too early in the morning to figure out how to add attachments!

Adam,

Awesome job. I have an F-pattern bass drum that I need/want to fix and was wondering about some more details on your repair. I like the ratchet straps as I was thinking of using those but curious how you maintained the shape otherwise. Did you rely on the original metal straps? I was considering cutting out a couple of circle of cardboard to place on the inside to brace against the straps and maintain the shape while gluing. Another possibility would be reinstalling the lugs, tension rods and head on one side.

Also I saw you had some blue tape on the outside in one of the shots. Did you put this in place while you glued on the inside?

Scott

Geez what an undertaking! That is a great example of "you just have to want it bad enough!"

There is a part of me that think you ought to find some way to accentuate the cracks and turn that into part of the artistic design of the shell. Kind of a "if you can't fix it, feature it" kind of a thing.

If it were me, I probably would not use the mounting hardware simply to avoid damaging otherwise fanatic drums should the bass drum shatter at some point. That would not be fun to have happen, but it would be a cool gig story later on.

Regardless, that was a herculean undertaking and great kudos to you for following through with it. It would have never occurred to me that this was an even an option. Well done indeed.