I have a Rose Morris marching tenor that has a Mahogany interior that is finished in glossy lacquer. This really brings out the colors in the reddish mahogany & some panels have an Amber/orange hue, Is this what you mean?

No. The interior of both drums is sprayed with what looks like a burnt orange paint or lacquer. There is no overspray and the paint ends on the top of the rerings , just short of the bearing edge. None of the interior metal parts of the drums have paint on them. It is a very professional job and really does look factory. All I know is that the catalogues refer to an interior lacquer finish---doesn't say it is clear or not but yours apparently is.

Why can't I live in England and collect stuff from the tip?????

Maybe if you took a trip north. I found them near High Park, in Toronto. I think , though that these are the finest drums I have seen at the curb. Most all, I have seen, have been FEPOS and one has to consider the downside of picking them up--- death from splinter born disease or infected dessicated drool is not uncommon and spontaneous fires( especially with that "aged" Luan) have been reported. Once , there was a complete set of 60's somethings( can't remember the name for some reason but I know they were good ones because it said "World's Supreme Quality" right on the badge----imagine that , they sure know they're stuff). Anyway, I was in a pickup truck, with a couple of passengers and 16 bales of straw in the back. The fella across the road , recognizing my predicament, offered to take the straw off my hands---he said he could use the straw to mulch his fruit trees. I looked at the drums, looked at the straw. I mean, it was a tight decision-----if it had been 10 bales, who knows?

Lol it would seem that us canadians are doing better these day's getting our new vintage finds , in the garbage or left for dead on the side of the road . i can't wait to find my 6" sonor signature bubbinga in some seedy dumpster . great score calfskin .

Ha-ha, Phil,... :D

can you post some pics. i have an R&M snare (6 lugger) that sounds killer. i have been trying to sell it but i am not sure what its worth. i would like to see yours.

i am not sure what the interior of my snare looks like.

if you need a snare let me know.

Nice little drum. I would be interested in what the shell interior looks like. Yours is a model 502 and as such was the junior model of snare drum. I guess, if I want to complete the kit,it would be best to aim for the one that would have originally graced my bass drum and tom----a model 415----which was the top line wood shell drum. I'll keep it in mind , though.----wrap looks to be the same. I orginally thought grey pearl but I now think it is blue storm pearl.

when i get home i will post some pics of the interor