John... well said!!

Thanks, just elaborating on your sentiment!

John

thanks guys. i wasn't very clear in my original posts (hence the edits), so sorry for the confusion.

this drum did originally have 30 degree edges, but i might recut them to match the 13" tom which has the outside roundover (no inside chamfer cut).

...or i might just leave them how they are and chalk it up to "mojo".

well said.

It's a drum and it was meant to played. If you tried to sell them to a "Serious" collector then they would beat you up over the price anyway because one of the drums is an orphan. If you are going to be taking this kit out and playing gigs with it then you should do whatever you need to do to make the drums sound as good as possible. Look at it in a slightly different light; musicians that play some pricey classic guitars or violins etc. that play out with those instrument get them repaired when the need arises to ensure that they sound good for their gigs.

Being in the business of restoring, repairing etc. I can see both sides of the argument and both sides with continue to disagree long after we are all gone. The collectors say leave them alone and don't ever touch a thing while the players say do what you need to get it working. I agree with Drummerjohn333 on this, if the drum has real historical value then maybe you might want to leave it alone but if it doesn't then fix it up and make it sound good. As both a collector and a player I can't see shelling out a ton of money on a drum(s) just to sit it on a shelf and not play it. :2Cents: