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Removing Reinforcement rings

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Hi,

I found an old 15" WFL marching snare That is pretty beat up. The edges are a mess. The gold glitter wrap is even worse. There is a spot on the side of the drum where there is a clean horizontal crack in the side of the drum. Luckily for me it's in a spot that will allow me to do something I normally wouldn't do.

I have decided that I am going to cut the drum into two pieces and make 2 new drums out of it. A 6 1/2 x 15 and a 5 x 15. That being said, I am going to install 2 new reinforcement rings since there will be 2 eges that need them. I would prefer to have 1 drum (the 6 1/2) with the original solid maple re-rings and the other drum with new maple rings from precisiondrum.com

My question is, how can I get the top ring off of the edge of the drum without ruining it (the ring) so that I can glue it onto the new edge of the 6 1/2?

Thanks in advance!

Posted on 14 years ago
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OK...wow, I mean....I wouldn't try it, personally. Just go with 2 drums each with one original re-ring and one new re-ring. Let the new-ringed sides be the res/snare side. If you are handy with a router or know someone who is...you should be able to do a pretty close reproduction of an old Luddy edge...their profiles aren't all that complex, really.....

(....maybe I am being a wuss...but.....if you start pulling that ring and it takes the inner ply with it....it could turn into a mess.....)

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Posted on 14 years ago
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I agree with Jaye. I do a lot of shell work, and that is not something I would do willing.

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Posted on 14 years ago
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From Monkeyballs3

Hi,I found an old 15" WFL marching snare That is pretty beat up. The edges are a mess. The gold glitter wrap is even worse. There is a spot on the side of the drum where there is a clean horizontal crack in the side of the drum. Luckily for me it's in a spot that will allow me to do something I normally wouldn't do.I have decided that I am going to cut the drum into two pieces and make 2 new drums out of it. A 6 1/2 x 15 and a 5 x 15. That being said, I am going to install 2 new reinforcement rings since there will be 2 eges that need them. I would prefer to have 1 drum (the 6 1/2) with the original solid maple re-rings and the other drum with new maple rings from precisiondrum.comMy question is, how can I get the top ring off of the edge of the drum without ruining it (the ring) so that I can glue it onto the new edge of the 6 1/2?Thanks in advance!

First you have to get between the ply of the drum and the re-ring, no easy task, unless it's started to separate. I removed 2 rings, but the drum was hashed, so I didn't care what happened.

The only way to get the glue soft is to soak it in water, a very thin coping saw would be able to separate the two, but be prepared for some filling of wood gaps when you put the new one in..

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Posted on 14 years ago
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