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Light puffy inside shell - water damage?

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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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Posted on 11 years ago
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Water damage leaves stains. That's just good old fashioned ply separation. Was probably stored in an attic/basement/garage where temperatures and humidity varied widely. If it still sounds good, re-assemble it and play it. If you're going to sell it, low-ball the asking price and do full disclosure in your for sale ad.

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 11 years ago
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Excellent advice, thank you!

Posted on 11 years ago
#3
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I ended up setting a light damp sponge against the area for about four hours, then clamping the shell, which helped a lot. Some putty in those hairline cracks & touched up the paint, and the area looks much better now.

flowers2

Posted on 11 years ago
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That's great! However, it is still important to do full disclosure in your for sale ad. Let the next guy know there are/were some problems with ply-separation.

It's only fair. Anything else will be deceptive and you may end up with a pi$$ed-off buyer if you don't tell him/her up-front. You'd be upset if it happened to you.

Glad to hear you got it fixed up. It's a nice drum.

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 11 years ago
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O of course, absolutely. Always better to give as complete a picture as you can. Especially buying online where that's all people have to go from.

It's good practice to even slightly 'under-rate' a product, just so that the buyer gets a good deal.

Posted on 11 years ago
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From RimShot3

O of course, absolutely. Always better to give as complete a picture as you can. Especially buying online where that's all people have to go from.It's good practice to even slightly 'under-rate' a product, just so that the buyer gets a good deal.

Good man!

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 11 years ago
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