I recently bought this 1949 Gretsch Renown Mahogany Parade drum. I've carefully removed heads, lugs, snares - took everything off the drum except the Badge. The drum is in good shape no bad nicks, the finish is okay.
I thought I'd just clean everything and not restore/refinish it because it looks okay and I'm happy with it.
But, if I was to decide to refinish the drum.......is that a good idea? The mahogany shell is pretty light-weight and I don't want to damage it in any way. I'm worried about the Gretsch badge..........I would not want to screw that up.
Thoughts??