Don't know that there's much value in maintaining the originality when the wrap is that far gone. Also - those hoops are definitely not original.

Take yr time and reglue...and replace those metal hoops for some natural maple hoops...

If you cut out the badparts and replaced (cut at the next lug after the cracks).

Most likely it wouldnt match.up...though..

Reglue..!(free)

Remove complety refinish.($20)

Or rewrap ($100)..

If you can't replace the hoops with wood, at least paint them black and apply an inlay. It still won't be kosher, but from a distance, it'll look a little more original. Those chrome hoops make your classic bass look like a modern MIC beginner's drum.

??? Is that a joke??? The hoops that were on it when I got it werent orig, they were maple wood with no inlays so I got those chrome ones, theyre way better. I would expect a response like that from amateurs.. I mean seriously? this is a serious problem and thats the feedback I get wow.

If they had the orig wood hoops with the wmp inlay I woulda been stoked but whoever had them prior replaced them, so I replaced em with chrome ones that match the ones on all the other drums.... I swear -never ceases to blow my mind the asinine crap that gets spouted out at times.

Really shows to me how little people seem to care about a serious issue, a cracked wrap on an awesome old drum is NOT something to make light of!

Kookadrums: as the quote in Shakespeare goes, "Thou doth protesteth too much." While I'm fairly new to VDF, I've hung out on another forum for Rogers owners for a couple of years, listening and learning. The suggestions you got for your BD were not far out there, and certainly don't seem offensive, IMHO. You own a vintage drum with a barely faded WMP wrap. The chrome rims, while new and pristine, might match the rest of your drums, but to the eye of a vintage Rogers owner, don't match. Just a different perspective, is all. The most frequent response I've seen for cracked wrap is to glue the wrap carefully under the edges so it doesn't get worse. If you want, I can research exactly what brand of glue was recommended. As to the rims, they're your drums, so if you like the chrome, enjoy!

Hugh

"Duck" tape is not necessarily the wrong term to associate to this product as that was the original way it was manufactured, an early term given to it by the military and now a particular brand.

I think you could try using glue to hold those bits down in much the same way as repairing a lifting seam. Some, such as Jammin' Sam suggest a gel based super glue, however, remember if you do opt to re-wrap (which I personally do not see as a crime when the wrap is that damaged) it will be even harder on the shell when you try to remove those bits.

Instead of duct or duck tape, you could try clear packing tape. It will have more shine than the finish but might prove less noticeable. You could even try clear packing tape and then put a clear acrylic finish over the whole thing to help seal in the tape and even out the reflectivity. You have nothing to lose.

As to the hoops, you had to know you we're going to get that response prior to posting.

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=35216

^^^ Pretty much the same advice the last time you asked.

I hear ya, I just gotta set aside a day and get it done. I'm real iffy bout the whole thing cuz to me its like surgery and it just bums me out every time I look at it, but I know something has to be done asap. As far as the hoops go as I mentioned before whoever had the kit did away with the orig hoops and replaced em so I did the same thing only with more sensible ones. I realize theyre not original but finding the orig ones is an ordeal in itself -know what I mean.