[COLOR="DarkRed"]I dunno about that. Warped hoops are a difficult fix. If you need some vintage 14's, lemme know...I may have some floating around (albeit not Gretsch)[/COLOR]

Thanks Jaye, if I come up empty looking for Gretsch hoops, I would be happy to take you up on that! Much appreciation... could you clue me in where to look for a repair technique, albeit a tough one? thanks... Kevins

Jaye is right, that would be a tough fix. I would think you would probably have to steam them and then put them on a form to coax them back into shape. You could make a form out of stacked plywood, the inside dimension of the hoop. Get all the paint off the hoop and put it in a big enough container that would hold it and enough water to cover the hoop. Then pour boiling water on it. You might have to do that a few times to get the hoop plyable enough to put on the form. Once its on there let it dry completely before you remove it. There are no guarantees that it will go back true, wood can have a mind of its own. You might have to reglue it also, if it was glued with hide glue the steam might loosen the glue joint.

Sound like a lot of work?? Making the form and getting it close to perfect would be the biggest challenge.

Good Luck

Thanks lucky! And maybe to expand a bit, perhaps two square pieces of plywood, one with the form attached which is also the right height as well as diameter , get the hoop to a pliable state, put it on the plywood piece with the form, put the other piece on top, clamp and hope for decent results when dry?

Yeah, couldn't hurt. Maybe make the form a little less in height so the top layer of plywood is sure to come in contact with the hoop. Sounds like you know what you are doing. Good luck

Thanks lucky, but I actually have zero clue what I'm doing, that's why I need your advice, the extrapolation came from your idea that you shared with me, and I wouldn't, have thought to make the form slightly lower than the height of the hoop to get contact, so, thank-you again.... thanks, Kevins

[COLOR="Purple"]That's part of the fun of it when you start getting into fixin' up old drums !!!!Excited[/COLOR]

Wish me luck, I'll let you know how it goes.... Kevins