Guys, I'm restoring my 1959 Gretsch Blue Sparkle snare. Its going very well, but I'm having one issue I cant seem to get a handle on.
The bearing edges are "beveled" inwards, they arent flat.
I put each side of the snare on a flat piece of glass to see if the bearing edges are level. The top side is perfect, there is no "play" at all when pressing down on either side.
However, the bottom (snare) side rocks just a tiny bit. I've sanded the high side (keeping the bevel) but I just cant seem to get it even. There is still "play" when pressing one side.
So, what to do now? Any suggestions?
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Many thanks for your thoughts!