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Bent single flange hoop on Leedy&Ludwig

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I’m spending some quality time on the Leedy & Ludwig 15*8 Concert snare project .

I put it together, with heads and wires just to see what’s what. One thing I discovered is that the top hoop isn’t round. It’s a NOB single flange. I’m attaching two pictures- I don’t know if they really help! The first one is ‘the bulge,‘ the second is where it’s normal.

a section of the hoop kind of ‘bulges’ out about .25” ... or less.

What’s a good way to tackle this? My first idea is take the hoop off, apply pressure (as in, lean on it) to bend it back into shape.

Help, please!

Posted on 4 years ago
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No pull on it. It looks to me the top flange is bent inward from rim shots.

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Posted on 4 years ago
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I'm not sure whether you referring to the 15" hoop being out of round or the stick-chopper rim is "flared" or bent. You can check by placing a drum head in the hoop to see if it fits easily. If it is the former, the brass hoop will give easily with gentle pressure. I saw Stan at the Professional drum shop do this by first finding the exact point that was out and placed it on the floor between his shoes and applied a short burst of gentle pressure downward and then measuring again. Repeat as necessary.

If it is a bent stick-chopper rim, I'm not sure. Take it to a good metal shop? Good luck!!

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Posted on 4 years ago
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The stick chopper rim is bent a bit, but the hoop is also out of round.

A little gentle pressure, a little more ....

It worked out fine.

Thanks for the tips.

Posted on 4 years ago
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