Update, 6-8-12...
Finished the BD. The smaller tom lugs worked, so that's what I went with.
This has a pre-finished Cherry PSA wood veneer wrap with natural wood hoops. The lugs, spurs/brackets, and claws are all genuine Slingerland. As you can see I decided to go with standard tension rods. This has the drums' original black/silver Niles badge with serial # 247961. As previously posted, this is a conversion from an old discarded 12x18 Slingerland marching tom. 3-ply shell with re-rings.
I will be wrapping the 8x12 and 12x14 sometime today and/or tomorrow, so my intent is to have this done this weekend. I have ditched the idea of the extra 12x16 FT for now. And the 12x14 will have generic FT leg brackets, as the Slingerland ones are just too much money. :(
Bill