Welcome and very nice job on the burst finish! I like it. The lugs in the middle might be MIJ Slingerland knockoffs. If they are flat on the mount side (no nubs that fit in the shell holes like original Slingerlands) that's what they are. I have a bunch of those lugs and asked the same question about them not long ago. And that's what I was told. I like the blue double bass kit too! Good stuff. ;)

Thanx FFR428

Came out pretty decent for first time doin it.

Water based stain rules.

Spray the black lacquer on the edges next. Scariest part.

and the restoration continues......

All the harware is cleaned up and here's the shells after the black and 7 coats of lacquer(2 more to go). Then a couple coats of clear coat for shine.

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At first I thought,..could`ve gone a little darker and lower with the red, today after seeing them with the black, walking back to the computer looking from a distance,...they look pretty damn good dude !!

What's with the Pentagrams on the Bd heads?..scary...

Thanx.

could went a bit more with the red on the BD but wadda ya do. Very hard to get every drum identical. Alot harder than it looks.

pentagrams??? LOL.

Tommy Lee will never die with me around.

Once the fittings are put back on and the reflections of the colors bling,...they`ll be fine ,..again, good job !!

one thing I do REALLY like about the old kits.........the built in cymbal rods like on my Sonors.

Absolutely BEST location for a ride cymbal if you use only 1 mounted tom.

I agree they look fantastic. Nice job those burst finishes are hard to do. Hope you post some pics of them all together too.

Thnx biyz.

Hope my son likes em.

I'm startin him a long way up from where I started to be sure.

Finished pix? You know it.

Blue one's in the back gettin done next.

Some kinda blue burst.