WHAT?!?!?! You mean the different color(s) on the outer play is in fact a missing outer ply? You didn't want to try to fix the 'line' by filling it or something (as opposed to add piece of outer ply - as strange as that sounds.)

That looks really strange and would be hard to match (do the other drums - that you intend on matching this with - look that way as well?

Very strange - and my guess is that alot of people are confused by this.

John

Haha - don't mean to confuse anyone.

The outer ply has the dark V so I decided to go with it. It's just a fun project and I wanted to see how it would turn out and I like it. It's kind of like a Harlaquin paint job.

Anyway....if I tire of it I can always wrap it or take the finish off and do a complete one-colour paint job....no problem.

The original wrap would have been next to impossible to put back on the drum and it has some splits and tears as well. So the vintage value as a Factory finished drum is not there. There are no extra holes in the drum and I think all the parts are original except the two rubber tips I put on the legs.

I was thinking if I ever come across an abused (finish gone) Royal Star bass drum and rack tom I may be able to duplicate this finish.......and find a metal shelled Royal Star snare drum to boot.

In the end.....I don't think the drum has not been 'abused' in my care and it sounds very good........I like it.

looks pretty good to me. a whole kit finished like that would be unique.

Gary, That's a great save!!..I don't see anything wrong with the finish that you did..Then again you must remember at the shop that we had i and we did all kind's of finish's on drum's.....Mikey

Thanks guys - it was a fun project.

I didn't get any paint or stain on my James Last Christmas album here. That is actually my favourite Christmas LP.....I should take better care of it.

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