An advice to musicians , armatures and those that are beginning into the business. Your Instruments are very expensive and cost lots of money and time to Repair by a professional repair person. If you play any percussion instrument that require tuning Grease The Lugs! it is very important. Keep away from Humid place this will save your skins and also prevents rust from setting in. Those that think that by putting extra lacquer on your drums on top of lacquer please do not do this damages the finish of your drum and very hard to remove. If you DO NOT know any thing on restoration of a drum ASK someone that does. Gluing, Polishing a drum is no easy job if you do not know, DO NOT intent if you do not know how. I will soon post a set of Rogers timbales that I purchased from a member that I have taken on to restore from a deplorable condition to New. This is reason that I post this advice some one sprayed Lacquer over lacquer, Lugs full of rust, bad treading due to the removal and and reinstating them back. removal and not replacing of non-original parts. On restorations Original parts can be found for many brands that are no longer available you just have to look.