iv had my dads old premier kit, i think its a 1954 or 1960. its looking a bit sad with faded veneer and chrome plating starting to wear off. are there ways of restoring this. it still plays beautifully and is solid in construction its just the aesthetics give it a very worn and tired look.
this may be a sin but i was contemplating stripping the veneer and varnishing the wood. im sure this may upset the purists. was wondering what such and act would do for the sound if any. any comments.
drew
[COLOR="Purple"]Post a pic - you have a number of options but we need to see the drums :o[/COLOR]
thanks for the reply.
iv tried to upload a pic of the set. as you can see some of the veneer has peeled off the rings of the base drum. originally gave me the idea of striping it all off and varnishing. i must say the more i browse this site the more i want to restore it to its original condition.
most of the parts are still original except for some lugs on the base drum, back skin as in pic. the original snare holder is not holding the snare in position. still have the parts and will look at restoring that as well.
at this stage i need direction. this is completely new for me. the kit hold lots of sentimental value and would love to restore it properly.
Drew
Looks pretty cool as it is aside from just a cleaning maybe... :Snow Flake:
You could try wet sanding to the original green sparkle? I'm wet sanding old 60's Ludwig sparkle floor-tom as we speak.
ill try the wet sanding and possibly a polish afterwards. its amazing how a little spit and polish makes a hugh difference. tried a mild rubbing compound on the chrome and wow what a difference. also fining the mere act of taking it apart and puting it back together fixes some of the problems of sticking and the likes.
What type of skins should i be looking at to try and get back to the original sound? any ideas. im limited to Remo for the floor tom a they are the only ones that make the size. it seems its an odd size.
thanks to this site im all inspired to restore the kit.
drew
Beautiful old kit Drew. Great to hear your intentions of restoring her to original splendour.
