So, I bought this fair looking drum kit for $125, not really knowing what I was buying, but the price seemed right since I wanted to play drums, and I did see Ludwig badges on some of the drums, so I impulsed it...

Turns out it's got these fine Ludwigs: 2 blue vistalite bass drums, metal snare, a great hi-hat, throne, and plenty of stands for all the Pearl Toms it came with. Pearl? yep...this is a mix & match kit.

So I have this nice acrolite snare which is fitted with individual gut wires. Does anyone know where to find replacement gut?

Maybe I am wasting my time trying to restore this snare, when I could get some metal snare and throw it on?

Any comments or suggestions. I'd hate to ruin a perfectly good drum...well perfect except that it has only about 5 working strands of gut left on it.