OK, so you've got a vintage kit with a sparkle finish comprised of a bass drum, rack tom and snare drum. Everything's original on it, including all the hardware. Obviously, you're missing the floor tom.
One day you decide that you want to add a floor tom to the kit made by the same manufacturer during the same time period. The problem is, every time you buy one, the sparkle finish doesn't match, since your three drums were rarely used, never left the house, and have been kept in soft cases FOREVER. There is little to no fade on the sparkle finish.
You give up on trying to find an actual floor time that matches, but decide to purchase a floor tom shell from the same manufacturer and same time period. You then contact several of the known drum wrap places, request samples of their sparkle finishes to see which ones which provide the closest match to what you've got. Miracle of miracles, you actually find one that will work very nicely.
The decision now is whether to glue or tape so you investigate the re-wrapping process thoroughly and, after countless hours, are no closer to deciding which is better and why, then when you first started. You find out that some folks swear by the glue method, while others have found it to be a nightmare. Some say tape is the way to go, while others tell horror stories about this method. The drum wrap companies all have their own say in the matter but, obviously, someone isn't being honest here!
This is where you drum experts come in. If you were in this situation, which route would you take? Again, it's only for one floor tom, as the rest of the kit has the original wrap in pristine condition.
THANKS in advance for your input! Help2
