That 22" bass drum is drilled for Club Date lugs. There's a ton of 20"s out there, but not too many ten-lug, 22" clubbie bass drums around. As Jeff mentioned, I asked him to leave the holes closed so I could work on the interiors worry-free of any leakage to the outside of the shell. Just makes it easier for me to work on them.As for the drilling, I've been refurbishing old kits for more than 25 years. No worries on opening up the holes in the veneer.Yes! Now they are 4-ply shells! I'm hoping that the new outer layer of Mahogany veneer warms up the sound even more. Oaklawn Camco's were 4-ply shells and those drums sound out-of-this-world good. It's an experiment, I'll let you know if it worked. I didn't want to go with another run-of-the-mill wrap. I just figured if anything, the natural wood would be a better choice sound-wise. I love the look of natural finish drums.Scott - If I flip them, I'll never make any $ on them. These 'project-kits' -if you do them right- are always an expensive proposition. Many project kit beginners make the mistake of grossly underestimating the actual costs of refurbishing a vintage kit, it's a common oversight. All said and done, I'm already in for $900. on this one. Unless someone makes me an outrageous offer for them, they're more than likely to be around for quite awhile. I do buy project kits to flip, it provides a modest side income to my pension, but I didn't buy this one with 'flipping' in mind. I love clubbies and I especially love the sizes of this one. I'm looking forward to enjoying it myself.John
John,
I am glad to hear you are keeping them. A labour or love as it were.
To your point of the financials of flipping drums, I am amazed that so many guys do that and seem to find some success there. It seems like unless you find that $50 Hollywood kit at a garage sale, you would be hard pressed to make any real money at this. Kind of goes back to the question regarding Steve Maxwell and how he is able to run a NYC storefront. I am not saying there is anything wrong with it at all, just curious as to how those numbers work.
Looking forward to seeing these completed sir!
