Fantastic! I love the look of it.
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Leedy Conservation Project
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Posted on 11 years ago
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new to the site here. ive been on here for a few days just looking around and i really like what i see. im a younger vintage drum lover and i just wanted to say i really like the work done on this kit. i have a 3 ply maple silver sparkle 1964 slingly kit in the same sizes so i appreciate this kit a lot! did you put anything on the shells like a lacquer or anything to seal the wood? These drums also probably sing with no wrap on the outside of the shells. Not a fan of the early 60's mahogony slinger/leedys but i would love to hear this kit.
Posted on 11 years ago
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Inside of the shells are stamped with a P which indicates they were originally pearl covered. While removing the green wrap I found damage to the veneer indicative of a previous, not so careful, wrap removal job. No further damage was caused by me removing the green wrap. I had a local furniture repair business glue down any loose veneer as well as install matching patches in the areas that were damaged.
Thanks for the explanation. These babies would go great with my recently acquired Leedy Reliance snare.
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Posted on 11 years ago
#13
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That is gorgeous! I love walnut!
Lynn
I'm no guru, just a vintage drum junkie!
Psalm 150:5
1945 Slingerland RK sparkling gold pearl 26/13/14/16/early 50s 5.5x14 Krupa RK
1967 Slingerland green glass glitter 20/12/14/Hollywood Ace
60s Slingerland 24/13/16/7x14 project
24/13/16/7x14 project RKs
60s 5 & 6.5 Sound Kings
1942 7x14 WMP Krupa RK
1930s Slingerland Universal
1967 Ludwig Hollywood sparkling blue pearl 22/12/13/16
1967 Ludwig Supraphonic 400 & 402
1965 Ludwig Jazz Fest sparkling blue pearl
1923 Ludwig 5x14 NOB
Psalm 150:5
1945 Slingerland RK sparkling gold pearl 26/13/14/16/early 50s 5.5x14 Krupa RK
1967 Slingerland green glass glitter 20/12/14/Hollywood Ace
60s Slingerland 24/13/16/7x14 project
24/13/16/7x14 project RKs
60s 5 & 6.5 Sound Kings
1942 7x14 WMP Krupa RK
1930s Slingerland Universal
1967 Ludwig Hollywood sparkling blue pearl 22/12/13/16
1967 Ludwig Supraphonic 400 & 402
1965 Ludwig Jazz Fest sparkling blue pearl
1923 Ludwig 5x14 NOB
Posted on 11 years ago
#14
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im a younger vintage drum lover and i just wanted to say i really like the work done on this kit. did you put anything on the shells like a lacquer or anything to seal the wood?
I wanted to preserve the originality of this kit as much as possible so I used a citrus based cleaner to remove the the wrap glue. Needless to say it was more work than if I had gone with something harsher, but I did not want to remove the original wood sealer. So no, I didn't have to re-seal the veneer but the refinisher did seal the pieces he used to patch the damaged areas.
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Posted on 11 years ago
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