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Vintage yamaha hoop resurrected !

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So here it is folks.. Finally finished the restoration job on my vintage Yamaha 8000 bass drum hoop which i believed was unsalvageable..Brought it to a Luthier of violins and classical stringed instruments to have the plies glued together properly (i don't have the equipment to do so) and the results were great. Glued properly by professionals, and then aesthetically transformed by me. A few minor errors along the way, but nothing that some advice given to me by fellow forum members couldn't fix..

(Thanks guys ! ;))

For a solid repair, i bought some maple veneer at the local Home Depot (unfortunately they didn't have birch) and wood filler to cover some of the damaged spots and even out the slight ripples caused by the water damage and glue repair.. Sanded lightly with 180 grit and then steel wool for finishing the stain. I restained with a mixture of two different stains to achieve a similar factory finish (by trial and error, of course ) and even though i'm not a pro like JC Cabinets, :D,

i think the results are pretty darn good ! Here are the before and after pics..

Posted on 8 years ago
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A few more after pics--

Posted on 8 years ago
#2
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Looks like a really good repair.

Posted on 8 years ago
#3
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Yes came up well... I had wondered about the eventual outcome..

Cheers

John

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Posted on 8 years ago
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From jerrysterken

Looks like a really good repair.

Thanks Jerry ! I think the most important part was gluing the plies together properly, and since

it was done by a Luthier, that means it was done very well, which is the core of a solid repair job.

Posted on 8 years ago
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From longjohn

Yes came up well... I had wondered about the eventual outcome..CheersJohn

Thanks John. I'm pretty proud of the job i did, but i don't think it would've turned it the way it did had it not been glued by the Luthier.. I just finished putting the final (2nd) coat of satin lacquer and was waiting for it to dry.. It is now dry but once it's really cured it should hopefully hold up.

cheers,

Rob

Posted on 8 years ago
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Really nice save!! That hoop was in pretty rough shape. Luthier to the rescue!! Good to see the final results thanks for the pictures.

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 8 years ago
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From FFR428

Really nice save!! That hoop was in pretty rough shape. Luthier to the rescue!! Good to see the final results thanks for the pictures.

Thanks Glenn ! I kinda had the feeling that the Luthier would fix those plies properly even though they don't specialize in percussion instruments, simply because they have the tools and glue for it, plus they are indeed craftsmen.

I'm also proud of the "facelift" i gave the hoop, and aesthetically speaking, it looks very decent. I'd love to get a nod of approval from JCCabinets though, just because i respect the man's work, and that it would make this resto job even sweeter ! ;)

Posted on 8 years ago
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