Wow! That kick drum is amazing, I commend you for saving it. Whats the plan for the holes?

I'm gonna go with dowels. Thankfully because I took architecture in high school I still have so many of my measuring tools for circumference. So I'll get dowels that I literally hammer in and never move. The big three is truly the worst of it, not even sure as to why there are three holes. Then again this is a kit that was wrapped in fur, maybe I shouldn't be shocked,lol.

I like tapered plugs, you dont have to have the hole size perfect, just tap down until they are tight then sand off the excesses. Not telling you what to do, just a suggestion. Some of the holes are pretty big, would take an expensive dowel rod if you can find one, maybe a closet pole rod? Anywho check this out,

http://www.widgetco.com/wood-plugs?gclid=CjwKEAiAova1BRDS15OXjcug_FMSJACWNAKZVTq599doozGhJa4T8PTQpbkTolRATjFXFbTDWs8aRRoCdFDw_wcB

That's a good link to have. I may not use those with this project, but if ever plan to lacquer as opposed to wrap, I'm going that route. Yea the three large holes are 1 1/4" so I was thinking something like a curtain rod. All the smaller holes are either 3/8 or 1/4.

Now I'm thinking about going with the tapered rods....

Today I'm purchasing the drum wrap as well as bass drum lugs,spur mounts, and the set o matic holder for the bass drum. Should all be in by next week. In the mean time, time to go measure all the holes and get ready to be plugged!

Jay do you have plug bits to cut/make them on a drill press? Also are the Slingerlands painted with that chocolate milk interior paint/stain? I used a store bought aerosol Krylon color that a VDF member used and suggested. Forget the color but have but have the can still if you need to know what it is. That interior paint/stain varied from lot to lot in color. So this one on average was pretty close. They only used it for a few years. And is pretty ugly vs seeing a nice maple interior!

With 80 million holes filled in how about veneering the inside with maple????

Wrap will be arriving on Monday. Now I have a self debate. I can either plug the pearl mount holes OR I was thinking about cutting a rectangle piece out the shell in the area, and placing in a new piece from another shell I had cut down some time ago. Also happened to be from a Slingerland shell. Would that be a better bet, or is plugging them the better way? All the lug holes I plan to plug since those are smaller.

I've seen some great repair work on this forum on larger mounting holes by using rounds cut from donor drums of the same diameter.

Might consider flipping the bass drum to make the site of the repaired larger holes the "new bottom".....

Looking forward to the progress!!

Kev

What a job