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what to do with fire-spot in bassdrum finish

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I need some good advice!!!

I've got an old WFL drumset, including a nice sounding 24" BD (1948-1950)

On the top of the bass there are 4 very ugly fire-spots of sigarets....

Smoking was hot in the early days, and one of the first owners used the BD as a ashtray.

However, it irritates me more and more.

Looking for a solution. The finish really burned, and you can see the wood of the BD.

Its possible to turn the BD, and make some extra holes (3 total) for the WFL badge, and the tomholder (rail with 2 screws). So, the burn side is then below, with 3 holes....

Re-wrap is another solution, but is none solution, 'cause the yellowed finish is very nice....and it would n't fit by the rest of the set.

I've got problems to put the drilling machine into the BD, an ethical objection.

Is there another solution, or has someone else experience with fire-spots in BD?

Thanks!!

Posted on 15 years ago
#1
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Don't drill, leave the burn holes, I think it gives the drum character. A kind of smokey nightclub vibe.

Posted on 15 years ago
#2
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blue_olive!...

What you are experiencing on your WFL bass drum is incredibly common... course that doesn't make it any easier to look at or live with! Depending on what you have or want to put into the drum, there is a solution:

A very good friend of mine and MASTER drum restorer has done "repairs" like this countless times, and in most cases... you can't tell!! His method is ingenious: He "borrows" some WMP from a hidden area on the bass drum and precisely matches the direction/color of the flake to "fill in" the cigarette burn hole. In most cases you can't even SEE the repair... he's that good. So...

Give Jack Lawton a call at The Lawton Drum Company: 570-988-0655... and please tell him that Tommyp sent you! He will chat with you personally and devise a plan. By the way: Jack did just such a "repair" on one of my 1948 WFL Buddy Rich Classic drums... in this case one of the 16X16 floor toms. Nobody has EVER noticed the "repair"... it's that good!! Good luck!!

Tommyp

Posted on 15 years ago
#3
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From Tommyp

blue_olive!...What you are experiencing on your WFL bass drum is incredibly common... course that doesn't make it any easier to look at or live with! Depending on what you have or want to put into the drum, there is a solution:A very good friend of mine and MASTER drum restorer has done "repairs" like this countless times, and in most cases... you can't tell!! His method is ingenious: He "borrows" some WMP from a hidden area on the bass drum and precisely matches the direction/color of the flake to "fill in" the cigarette burn hole. In most cases you can't even SEE the repair... he's that good. So...Give Jack Lawton a call at The Lawton Drum Company: 570-988-0655... and please tell him that Tommyp sent you! He will chat with you personally and devise a plan. By the way: Jack did just such a "repair" on one of my 1948 WFL Buddy Rich Classic drums... in this case one of the 16X16 floor toms. Nobody has EVER noticed the "repair"... it's that good!! Good luck!!Tommyp

Woooow thanks! You make me very curious!

Can you please send me an emailadress of Jack?

Posted on 15 years ago
#4
Posts: 2406 Threads: 55

Hello Peter!...

... and I had no idea that you are located in the Netherlands! Wow. Amazingly, Jack doesn't have email contact... amazing, but true. He really prefers the phone. However... there IS a contact box on his website for his "webmaster", which I believe he told me was his son... so ... I will give you that address. Here it is: [email]webmaster@lawtondrum.com[/email] You can certainly give that a try. Good luck!

Tommyp

Posted on 15 years ago
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