So after a few days off I have hunted down some of the missing parts. I will be having some of the edges re-done (yes guys I gig all my drums) because they will need to be. The reso side bearing edges with no heads or anything to protect them did take a little abuse.
From what I can tell folks these drums are worth more as parts :) I have since found a lot of clubbies for sale but only one other in my finish so I think its rare. Pics to follow tonight.
Vintage drum gurus and Ludwig purists will want to avert their eyes from this. Anyway I have used plastic wood and similar latex based wood filler when I lived in Germany (I couldn't easily get plastic wood in Germany) to repair bearing edges on my very expensive drums. Those repairs were much smaller but the method worked the same:
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I would mask off the areas around where I needed to use the wood filler, fill in a little higher then I needed, then sand down smooth. I would use a level or any flat surface to make sure I was staying even with the rest of the bearing edge.
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The bass drum had some strange almost wood splinters sticking out of the re-ring. I sanded smooth but it almost looks like the factory used a finish nail to hold it down:
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The inside of the bass drum was very rough along the scarf joint. The seam was pulling apart at places and cracking up at others. I used various clamps, glue, and sanded it all down smooth. It does not look it but now it is perfectly smooth along the seam.
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I had never had to fill in so much on a bearing edge! I guess you could stain to match. There are some German brands of wood filler I used to get that came in a wide variety of colors.
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Tomorrow morning they are off to Anchor drums to level off and cut the reso side edges. The bass drum might need both edges redone though. In some ares the ply separation was so very fine I had to slightly water down the wood glue in a syringe to get it into the voids.
Of all the glues I used Titebond extend was my go to glue. Great working time, very easy to work with and with my test strips the strongest of the glues I was using.
Looking good I think. I love that wrap! Thanks for all the updates too.
Hey, you're doing a GREAT job!
Can't wait to see the finished product! Well worth you effort!
Bill
I appreciate the attention to detail both in the restoration and in the posts. Great job!
-Doug
Nice job. Great pics and posts thanks for taking the time. I really like to follow along on resto threads like this.
No worries guys and thanks for the positive feedback! I have not done much because of the holidays (and my Holiday find...) anyway I will be cleaning up the hardware as I wait for the shells to get back. I am having a reproduction hoop made for me. If you guys have seen my vintage Sonor kit you would be amazed at the work Shawn does at Anchor drums.
I hope this can help some folks out there. A lot of this work is really not hard just requires some patience. I might look for some seriously out of round drums to show how some of my methods would work.
Your band sounds really good! I wish my band ( if you can call it that) had a girl singer. Our singer is a plumber,lol, but he does a good job too.
No worries guys and thanks for the positive feedback! I have not done much because of the holidays (and my Holiday find...) anyway I will be cleaning up the hardware as I wait for the shells to get back. I am have a reproduction hoop made for me. If you guys have seen my vintage Sonor kit you would be amazed at the work Shawn does at Anchor drums. I hope this can help some folks out there. A lot of this work is really not hard just requires some patience. I might look for some seriously out of round drums to show how some of my methods would work.
Dude!
That video is awesome. guitar3
Thanks guys! I joined the band when I moved here from Germany. They shot the Road Rising video before I joined the band. More some free songs if you want:
https://soundcloud.com/spiralfire
Here are some shots from a cool gig we had this past summer.
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We were super busy this past summer and fall with gigs. Sometimes up to 3 a week for a month. Maybe for you full time music guys that does not sound like a lot but all of us have day jobs for now. The Charlotte Pride fest was an awesome gig to play and they treated us very well. Put us up in a super nice hotel downtown the night before the gig and a nice stocked trailer until showtime.
