[COLOR="Green"]Stopsign badge, silver interior 3-pc. 18/12/14. These were actually originally lacquered, but the lacquer was really shot to hell. Also, owner and I glean that these weren't from the same factory kit, but 3 orphans combined, although they are roughly from the same 5-8 year period.
The bass drum was a 16x18 6-ply with holes for 4 leg brackets..someone had already converted it to a Bass drum (not a bad conversion, either). Curious thing being, it had large lugs and zero sign of them ever having been redrilled. So the FT must have had large lugs originally (?)
Regardless, one edge was absolutely chewed up, and some fool had hacked in a '70's Luddy tom mount plate right near the edge of the head..so I cut her down to 13x18 and recut the batter edge to a 45 degree with exterior roundover. I know, NOT the Gretsch edge, but honestly, the original profile of the edges on these are less than impressive.
Right here is the instance of what some of us were talking about in another thread. The original lacquered shells left very little flexibility in their diameters for being wrapped. Client loved Aquarian coated heads...which happen to be the least forgiving of all heads when it comes to tight diameters and very rigid head hoops. So...he has his kit, and is from hereon in a Remo/Evans guy. Odd that the reso on the bass still fit, but none of the batters did any longer. But good 'ol Ambassadors and Emperors managed to get on without trouble.
Anyway...Green Glass Glitter. There she is. [/COLOR]
