Wow! That teak oil really hides a lot of sins. The drum looks perfect for its age. It has some real mojo going for it. Nice job bringing it back.

John

Cheers John. I couldn't have done it without your help. I'd definitely recommend teak oil for light scratches. I'm not going to sand the shell. I'll leave it as is. I agree, the scratches and scuff marks add to the charm of the drum. For me the most important thing is the sound and this snare sounds good. And now it also functions well with the P-83 on there. Next up will be a recording of the drum. I'll try get one up online. :)

Great job! I'm glad you decided to keep the original finish.

Here's a Google search with some additional tips to remove scratches:

https://www.google.com/search?q=remove+scratches+from+wood

There's a bunch of different techniques from tea/coffee grounds to wax colored pencils.

Using the teak oil has made a huge improvement, but I bet you can really get a lot of the scratches fixed with some of the other tips.

Thumbs up to, John! Cool1

-Tim

Thanks, Tim. That's very helpful. I'll try one or more of those methods for removing scratches. I was going to sand it down, but glad I didn't. :)