Hello all,
I am currently restoring my 60's Premier Royal Ace. As most of you know, its almost impossible to replace the snare wires. I still have the original ones, but some wires are lost, others are unusable (s. photos).
So I decided to go that route of soldering the wires. I baught some Gibraltar 15" with 20 wires, so I can cut them down to the right length.
I found this threat, where the soldering of the wires is explained quite well.
http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=6252
A friend of mine recommended NOT to use an elelecric soldering iron, but a soldering torch instead. I own both of theem, yet I do not have much experience with it.
So yesterday I started to experiment and I found it very difficult to solder with the torch. To me, it looks like that the best method is to go like this:
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[*]Remove the old wires, clean the plate with a suction device
[*]Clean the plate with a piece of cloth or kitchen towel
[*]Put some solder at the plate first (!) and let it harden
[*]Set up the construction like shown in the threat above to fixate the wires to the plate, so they stay in place
[*]Heat the plate and the wires, so the wires stick to the plate
[*]Now solder from the top and cover the wires properly
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Can anyone confirm that's the right method?
Or is it better to use a soldering torch?
How is it done originally by factory? What kind of solder they use (hard/soft) and what soldering tool?
Thansk a lot in advance!
