well, i made that as a broad joke. but through pricing stuff online and trying to find it locally i probably will have just as much in the restortion kit as i do the shells alone. factor in the old hardware and kick ass cymbals with it and im a little over 25-30 a shell. im bummed about the bass for sure, but thinking about them in those terms definitely makes me feel a good bit better.

here is the first pic i shot of them, less the snare. its in a case where no further damage occurs. i will take step by steps. and if anyone has anything obviously missing from the picture in decent condition, hit me up. i have funds!

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Seal - I have the following: (Based on what I see missing in the photo)

1- 12" Ludwig hoop

1 - Ludwig dual tom mount - complete

Several - Plastic lug spacers if you need them. Sorry, no T's and claws. You can try; Mikey777, or Vintagedrumbug, to name just two that you can approach for the T's and claws.

If you need any of the items in my possession that I mentioned above, send me a pm and we'll work something out.

John

This eBay seller sometimes has reproduction claws listed (although not listed right now) that he's sold for $3.95 each (or somewhere close to that):

http://www.ebay.com/sch/keepsakesandkeystones/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3984

Also, I've found this guy has a lot of Ludwig parts from time to time, and always starts his auctions very reasonably priced:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Percussion-/10172/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A1%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5833&rt=nc&_catref=1&_ipg=&_ssn=mattspickens&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1581&_pgn=1

Once again, this isn't my stuff & I don't get a "kick-back." Just had good luck with both of these sellers...

Bill

thanks for the heads up guys

shuffle, i think the gaskets are all there, surprisingly. depending on how my mount comes out i may need that though. no single or tripple mounts by chance?

Why is it you're thinking of epoxy again? All the shell repair you need to do, can be accomplished with the Weldon product, which is clear.