For metal shells I'd think trimming the grommet length down would do the trick. The metal can only roll over so far then it stops. Just like for the wood shell. You'd need to figure the exact depth though. You can measure thickness of the metal shell vs a 3 ply or whatever ply your wood shells are. A bench grinder to shorten and file to final dress/deburr edges would be my tools of choice. I took a quick look at my Sound King snare and 3 ply tom badges. Depth is at least half on the snare grommet vs the tom.

How about a link to the ebay site for Old Kentucky Drums tool please.

Jeff,

I don’t think they’re offered at the moment but here a link to the Ebay shop.

http://www.ebay.com/usr/myoldkentuckydrums

I’m planning to buy one myself.

Stef

you can usually contact him through one of his other auctions and he will list one for you or whatever. ive had to do that with certain grommets.

mike

How much is the Old Kentucky Drum grommet tool?

I think they were 40 bucks.

Mike

jeff it is like $42.00 or so been so long ago that I bought one you can get them from here also a little cheaper also http://www.ebay.com/usr/detroitdrumexchange?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754

Thanks guys.

So, anyone use the 5.00 one from precision drum? This is likely to be the last kit I restore and just need something to get one kit done. They look to be the same as the OKD tool.

I have one from Precision that works great. You could easily buy the same parts at a hardware store and make the same style.