Can the dents on these COB Ludwig timbales be cost-effectively fixed?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170808970337?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619
Any thoughts or advice is appreciated.
Can the dents on these COB Ludwig timbales be cost-effectively fixed?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170808970337?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619
Any thoughts or advice is appreciated.
Rubber mallet is your friend there, don't swing for the bleachers though.
Are you sure they are brass ?
HEY!! I'm "watching" these, too!
However, my interest only stems from the fact a friend of mine had a late 60s Ludwig "Carioca" set that I always liked, and was thinking of putting a players kit together...
I've had a little success with pounding out dents (ask ShawnM for an opinion on a Supraphonic 400 I repaired). Also recently pounded out dents in a SS BD, and have some SS toms to do yet. As mentioned above, go slow and easy. I've used a regular hammer (from the inside, of course), with a nice, new, smooth, and definately soft wood 2x4 piece as backing material... hadn't thought of using a rubber mallet which is a good idea, and so is the fender dent dolly!
Bill
Thanks for your advice. I wonder if they are chrome plated aluminum instead of COB since brass is pretty hard to dent. I'll try to get them at a reasonable price as it would be nice to have a set.
Jim
I was married for 37 years... I got my timbales dented real good! I'm lucky to still have them!
John
I doubt if the timbales would be Aluminum. I have 2 sets of Ludwig & 1 WFL set of timbales, & a magnet sticks to all of them. (I'm not sure if they ever used Ludalloy(Aluminum for timbales).
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