I didn't use Poxy. I used Varethane for the clear coats.

Varethane is Polyurethane. Oh well. They will still sound good, just not quite as resonant as if you had used lacquer. Polyurethane is liquid plastic.

Well that is a bummer :( Hopefully it won't take away from the sound too much... I'm almost done with the clear coats so, I will be able to set them up soon. Oh and I have an extra tom (13 inch I believe) missing its inner wood hoops, I was just wondering where I should go to find some, and how I would install them. Or would it be worth it?

It would be easier to find another tom and strip it than to try putting re-rings in this one. If you really want to try it, it is not all that easy to make them for toms. You can order them from Keller tough, I am uncertain if they would be an exact fit. If you are handy with woodwork, replacing one would be a task you could do, if not....eh. As for trying to play this one without the hoops inplace, you will likely collapse the shell.

That 13" shell looks like a 6 ply so would not have had re-rings installed

Can you take a quick shot of the edge of the 13?

My first kit was a Beltone,1967-68? Used. They were probably 5 or 6 years old when I got them. I was 15 years old. Mahogany shells and a wood snare. Quite thin if my memory serves me correctly, with reinforcing rings.Red sparkle. Drove my parents crazy with them,lol. hard to say who made them. My Pa took a few "slides" and I have one but it don't show much, and he reversed the slide so it looks like I'm left handed.

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