Still putting TLC into my red sparkle Slingerland snare.
Was going to fill some hairline cracks inside my Slingerland snare shell with putty, but noticed the areas surrounding the cracks are just slightly puffy, as if the drum had seen some light water damage in a past life. Is there a good way to fix this? I saw another post about dampening wood and putting it in a clamp for delamination, not sure if that would work here or not. Upon careful (micro) inspection there is a small ring of 'puffy' that continues about halfway around the drum. I've recently decided my intent with this beauty is ultimately to sell her, so I wonder if this is one of those condition items that is no big deal, or if it needs to be fixed. If I were keeping her to play I'd probably leave her like this, as she otherwise looks and sounds great.
I photographed the worst area in raking light to see it best. Any ideas???
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