No I did not do the work.
I was hesitant at first but like the guy I bought it from said, I really needed to see the entire kit in person. It was done by a good friend of his I believe in the Palm Springs CA area. The guy did an incredible job & I was sold. Inside the drums there are reminders of the color it used to be which I thought was great (blue & silver two tone ducco) & the Ludwig book has a picture on page 278 of the kit. It was just basically sanded down to the maple & laquered & parts put back on.
Here is a pic of the entire kit.
It's a player kit for sure but unique & it sounds incredible!