[COLOR="DarkRed"]Anyone remember that kids storybaby crawl2book, "Stone Soup" ? Didn't they cook it all up in one of those ?

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That thing is crazy, incredible, stupendous, and a whole lot more I shouldn't say in public!!! I've lived in smaller houses!!! That mutha looks dangerous!! I'm really interested in seeing the restoration process on this one. Please post some more pics when you can. I'm enthralled. You have two of them?? Is the 28" in the same shape?? Wow

[COLOR="Purple"]All I can figure is to do an image seacrh on google and pop up some images of Slingy, Luddy, and other brand tymps. See if the hardware matches any of 'em.

Dang, those things just scare me......;)[/COLOR]

They are awe inspiring. I still think I'm crazy. The 28" is a little rougher than the 25". I have a guy who might buy that one. There are some dents in the bottom of both drums and I was hoping someone could advise me on straightening them out. Ludwig tympani heads look like they might work and are cheaper than Remo or Evans. (renissance heads cost more than the drums did!) Would heating the dents up help when I hammer? This is new territory for me. Also, there is a missing T-rod on the 28".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_timpani_manufacturers

:) Not a huge list... but not a short one either.

Hey check out the JeN-Co Rotary Tympani by Rogers.. kind of looks close.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Snb5FKut-rIC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=jen-co+rotary+tympani&source=bl&ots=HNCG7n22YI&sig=I4drkMbnKu4HmBbtJoQK_uYxJe4&hl=en&ei=a8bSSennKqfnnQfAuuTQBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result

Page 173.

Saw some tympani parts here

Hi To All,,To me they look like old rogers from the 40s maybe late 30s.As far as working on the dents--i would check with a auto. body shop a good body man should be able to take the dents out..P.S. i think i have some N.O.S. heads by remo that will fit the two drums.[i will check] for cheap-- P.M. if you like thanks mike

Hi. Your PM box is full. I sent a PM but it won't go thru. Tom.

I would try a paintless dent repair guy. Are you sure you want to seperate the drums? They are a pair. I was at a concert a few weeks ago and they had a orchestra playing. The tympani's sounded so good. I looked at some on ebay the next day and couldnt believe how expensive thet are! Lot of em are made of fiberglass these days to. Where are you going to keep them?

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