I've had this old 10 lug Premier snare since the mid 90s. The shell has a bad case of bubbling/peeling chrome. Re-plating is economically out of the question. So, I decided to give it a touch of the "black panther", thus solving the ugly chrome acne problem and also matching it with my BP kit. The vinyl came from the fabric shop and conformed nicely to the beaded shell with double-sided tape. I only had used heads available for assembly, so I can't give a good description of the sound. However, post-assembly tapping leads me to believe it will sound great with new heads and possibly fresh wires.
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