Part two.........

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Cutting the reinforcementrings in the right angle, is done with this 120 years old tool.

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Yet another steady hand.

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A little more sanding.

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Beginning to look like something.

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Closing the edges with Shellak (don?t know the english name) just like the Niles-guys did back in ?72.

- To be continiued.....

- The Final.......

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3 times must be enough.

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Finaly we?re waxing -- not using wax, but Parafin (again I don?t know the english word)

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Finito; the drum is ready to live its second life -- now tuneable.

Hope you enjoyed the trip.

Yours Carsten M

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Final result........

Wow .. Moet u beschikken over zeer vaste hand!

I always wondered if google language tools were even close in there translations.

I admire and echo your sentiment... it feels good to craft something beautiful.. and you certainly have done that with these drums.Clapping Happy2

EXCEPTIONAL! -nice photography, too!

Wow. That guys gonna be in circulation for another 100 years after that resto. Bravo.

That's awesome man!

Hope they sound as good as they look.Cool1

Thank?s a lot for the nice words.

I can asure You that they sound - and feels - better than any other kit I ever had, and far better than they look in the picture --- New and better picture that shows the kit with the 15" tom back in business, will be comming up soon.

Infact I wasn?t shure wich heads to add, so I took the chance and fitted them with Clear (so that you can see the beautyful inside) Evans G2 on top, and G1 on the bottoms. Those heads doesn?t make the drums sound as "warm" and "round", as I imagine they Would with an Emperor/Diplomat combination, but never the less the tone and the pitch can now be controlled to perfection.

I?m taking the kit to the studio with "The Backbeat Swampgroovers" during next week, so hopefuly I can provide You with some soundbites.

Have a nice weekend all of you!

:-) Carsten M

Awsome!!!!!!!!!! Sizes? 10x14,16x18,14x26?

kit looks great, nice work.

you may want to rethink the metal bass drum hoops. you will lose a lot of the warmth of your bass drum switching over to metal, especially if you use little or no dampening.

Since I have a four year old daughter, I was under the impression that going from beast to beauty required true love's first kiss. Apparently, a turn of the previous century shipping tool will also suffice. Who knew?!

That kit is stunningly beautiful. Great job!