Is this for a second mounted tom or a floor tom? The closer the drum is to it's "mates" the closer the match has to be. I tried to color match a drum and the stain wouldn't even penetrate the wood-

I will be doing a 6", 8" toms plus a 18" floor tom and two hoops. I think the color is real good but would like to hear some guys agree with me before I start spraying. Finishing up Johns clubbies at the moment.

Jeff your color guy is excellent. Looks really good to me. I bet those natural wood Pearls sound great too. Very cool. :)

Thanks Glenn, the owner thinks so also, so I guess I will go ahead with the dye. I dont know if it can be any better to be honest.

Keep in mind too that the sample was done on a piece of hard maple that I didnt even sand very good. I think I will do one more sample on a piece the is sanded properly.

Worked all day on these, still working at 8:30 PM. I about got it though! Pics coming soon.

looks great from here it looks like the famous rosewood from gretsch !

larry

OK, not done yet but here is where I am at. The shells need a clear gloss top coat but still look pretty good.

A few pics of the progress

Pic one, raw shells ready for dye.

Pic two, tom tom with dye.

Oic three, tom tom with first coat of shading.

Pic three, color comparison after several shading coats.

Here is a pic of all the drums. They still need a clear coat.

Beautiful job, Great colour match... Not easy to do..

I have always been a sucker for those red natural finishes..

Cheers