I have made a similar on my thread pertaining to the clam shell strainer, but felt I would draw more input if I started a new thread...plus it is a separate topic. Anyway...
I recently purchased a 1959 Slingerland set with a matching Radio King snare in Light Blue Pearl finish. I was replacing heads on the snare and noticed that the snare beds are slightly out of rotation with the strainer. In this I mean that, from the factory, the holes drilled for the shell and strainer were not evenly alligned with the beds. I do not want to sacrifice any more value than I have to but I want to fix the problem if need be.
I first want to try the snares, as the beds are, to see how well they respond. If this is not satisfactory, is their a well respected restorer that might be able to recut the beds? I would estimate them to need about 1/2"-3/4" of an extention. Also, would it be recommended to simply extend the beds or recut the edges and beds so that they remain the factory width.
Thank you for any advice!