So I got all the holes plugged, just need to sand down the excess ( I'll take some photos before I do ) Home Depot did have a dowel size big enough for the larger holes, but I just made my own from excess shell wood I had from a cut down drum. So when the wrap arrives tomorrow I'll get the 14" floor done first ( that didn't need any work done )/ I do have a new dilemma though. Should I keep the holes open for the Swiv O Matic bass drum mount? or should I plug those as well and turn the bass drum " virgin " ? I'm thinking about the same for the 13" tom.

Lots of holes there... Keep in mind.. the taper of a drum stick shank plus the tapered section of a Pool Cue... I have used both for plugging holes..

And must agree with Jeff, that an inner veneer would be a nice finish for that bd...

(Missed your last post...re already plugged)

Cheers

John

Jay, I always like to plug all holes making a virgin bass drum and tom with no mount holes because I like using snare stands or suspension mounts for the tom. My thinking is you can always drill holes later if you want.

That's what I was thinking too Jeff. I think that's the road I'm gonna take. May still do an inner veneer on the bass drum. Wanna see how it will look after I remove the black paint and touch up the plugs with some new " chocolate milk " paint. Thankfully I was able to chip off all that " putty,filler " whatever it was that attached the two bass drums. I'll get some photos tomorrow of where I'm at now before I go any further. I really wanna document this one for all the steps.

Jay,

Great work!! I would say plug all as well. Here are my swiss cheese Slingerlands. Know exactly who was to blame for the Pearl bass/tom mounts. It was 1976. Think fur was out of fashion but still strange times :-).

Tedious to fix these. Thanks for the pics as you go. Mine, very slow mending process.

Creighton

So I wrapped the floor tom since that didn't need any holes plugged. Holy cow this wrap looks freaking awesome. I cannot wait to snap a photo and show it off. Whoever ends up buying this kit, is gonna have a great sounding, great looking kit. One to be proud of.

Some more photos. I put the lugs on the 13" after I took these photos. Coming along beautifully. First batch is the plugged bass drum and the plugged tom before wrap.

Now for drums with a little Sparkle!

I really like this wrap a lot. The color is great, it's quality material, easy to work with. Really happy with the way this is turning out.

Nice work! Can't wait to see the finished product. Bet you can't either...

Lookin good !!