remove a lug already and clear away a bit of paint to see if sparkle wrap is underneath. It will be obvious.
I STILL don't think it's worth the trouble; especially if your goal is to flip it. Other issue is reso-side of floor tom not having hoop usually = out of round on that side.
Likelihood of rare wrap = slim.
Another thing to consider as far as the big picture, is the bass drum. That drum is setup as a single tension drum. It wouldn't bother me. But many don't desire those. You've got one long faucet handle tension rod that simply passes through the empty lug casing and threads into the claw on the opposite side hoop. To get it more conventional, you'd need 16 faucet handle rods and at least 8 claws. And also the 8 large bowtie lugs with springs and inserts would be needed. Can get pricey quick!
Another thing to consider as far as the big picture, is the bass drum. That drum is setup as a single tension drum. It wouldn't bother me. But many don't desire those. You've got one long faucet handle tension rod that simply passes through the empty lug casing and threads into the claw on the opposite side hoop. To get it more conventional, you'd need 16 faucet handle rods and at least 8 claws. And also the 8 large bowtie lugs with springs and inserts would be needed. Can get pricey quick!
I did not notice that Mike. That would indicate more likelihood of this being a Duco (painted finish) kit so the original finish is going to be toast. I think they tended to use silver or gold sparkle inlays on painted sets, whichever best complimented the overall color or matched the center band on two tone drums.
I did not notice that Mike. That would indicate more likelihood of this being a Duco (painted finish) kit so the original finish is going to be toast. I think they tended to use silver or gold sparkle inlays on painted sets, whichever best complimented the overall color or matched the center band on two tone drums.
So if it is a Duco then I won't be able to get down to it? Thanks for all your input everybody, it's helped me realize a lot of things I wouldn't have.
Still a really great buy at $50, but harder to flip for a big pay-off.
So I took the lug off the floor Tom and its been painted over as well I will admit that ad much as it sucks the original is gone they did a good job of painting it. The only thing I noticed is where the screw sits it has a reddish/pink hue color, not sure of that's what color the original was or if that's just how they are, idk, but I'm gonna try taking one off the bass drum here soon and see what's behind the lug
Oh boy pink oyster pearl rare indeed the rarest of them all! Take a little stripper and do test
Oh boy pink oyster pearl rare indeed the rarest of them all! Take a little stripper and do test
Atta boy! Go on and reignite the poor guy's fire ...
This made me laugh, I really don't know what I should do anymore lol
One cool thing about the painted sets is they all had nice smooth maple outer plies instead of the normal mahogany. So you can strip them down to natural wood and then stain or clear coat them. If I had snagged these for 50 bucks that's what I'd probably be thinking about doing. That might make these attractive to someone wanting a cool "Thermogloss" club date set.
