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15" snare to floor tom project
Here are five more. I put the old heads back on because I wanted to see how it looked assembled. I should get the last head on Tuesday.
6 years ago15" snare to floor tom project
Here are five more. I also cleaned the hardware with CLR and polished them up. A lot of the chrome had come off but they look okay.
6 years ago15" snare to floor tom project
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6 years ago15" snare to floor tom project
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6 years ago15" snare to floor tom project
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6 years ago15" snare to floor tom project
I am almost finished with this project of converting a 15 inch diameter by 12 inch deep Ludwig & Ludwig marching snare drum. From the stamps on the i...
6 years agoSalvaging a calf head for display
Great job. I wish you were closer so I could ask you to fix mine.
6 years agoRemoving old paint from wooden hoops...
I used a stripper and sanding since the stripper never really gets all of the paint off. I still have some more sanding to do but it’s been way too ho...
6 years agoClean bass drum beaters?
Just speculating here but maybe the dish washer would work.
7 years agoLudwig Smorgasborg Project Kit
Really great looking kit. Nice job. I love seeing old shells saved.
7 years agoRestoring 16" Ludwig 20s Special Order
I used fiberskin on my 28 inch Pioneer bass drum but not sure what to do for toms. While I like some ring on my snare drums, I tried a Renaissance on...
7 years agoRestoring 16" Ludwig 20s Special Order
Cool, what kind of heads are you going to put on it?
7 years agoRogers Snare Salvage Project
Thanks, I’ll try that on my two project drums.
7 years agoRogers Snare Salvage Project
Beautiful drum. Thanks for sharing. What did you use to plug the holes?
7 years agoLudwig Floor Tom Project
Here are some photos that better show the maple grain of the shell. It’s Aerokraft construction 3 ply, maple/poplar/maple.
7 years ago