Flotation Device probably only with a concert tom.
This one was a beast.
14x16 Concert Tom.
Only 2 extra holes for tom mount. Filled.
Really good glue. Not good for wrap removal.
Strand/roving grabbing wrap.
The usual: Not square, not true, lug layout off.
All fixed.
12 x15 Concert Tom next.
Your project is coming along swimmingly!
When you get to the HH,... problem !i
Looks like the Merrimac from the civil war floating there like that!
Sounds like it was a bear to rehab. Excellent job as usual!
Does the shell have a bearing edge on the reso side? Could you add lugs, head and hoops if you wanted to?
Another great save...
John
Looks like the Merrimac from the civil war floating there like that!Sounds like it was a bear to rehab. Excellent job as usual! Does the shell have a bearing edge on the reso side? Could you add lugs, head and hoops if you wanted to?Another great save...John
"The Merrimac", now that brings back some elementary school memories.
Cool.
The reso side is rounded over, just enough not to cut yourself.
Not a real bearing edge. But bottom edge has been trued.
It would not take much to get it there.
Yes, I could add lugs and all to make it a "double header".
Right now, I am going to leave it alone.
Something nostalgic about the Concert Toms.
That is the way my first Blaemire shells were put together (by me) in '79.
Still have those shells and they are all double headed now.
"Float........Float On...........my name is Alvie and i'm a Saggitarius...."
sa
Looks like the Merrimac from the civil war floating there like that!John
John,
As there is probably no percussion topic in which I could ever correct you (or dispute you), it gives me great pleasure to correct you on your Civil War history. I believe you were thinking of the Monitor, not the Merrimac, in referring to the OP. The Monitor (at the waterline) looked like a drum; the Merrimac looked like the roof of a house (in background of pic below).
Now I'm completely unfamiliar with Blaemire shells. These are a fiberglass resin composite shell, no? 1. How are holes filled? 2. Can bearing edges be cut with standard, wood router bits?
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John,As there is probably no percussion topic in which I could ever correct you (or dispute you), it gives me great pleasure to correct you on your Civil War history. I believe you were thinking of the Monitor, not the Merrimac, in referring to the OP. The Monitor (at the waterline) looked like a drum; the Merrimac looked like the roof of a house (in background of pic below).Now I'm completely unfamiliar with Blaemire shells. These are a fiberglass resin composite shell, no? 1. How are holes filled? 2. Can bearing edges be cut with standard, wood router bits?[Attachment: 61168]
Drums and a History lesson. I like it.
Yes these are fiberglass resin with fiberglass cloth roving (string) spun together on a mandrel.
Holes are tricky. Fiberglass can never be patched perfectly. So far.
I use a combination of fiberglass resin, monomer powder and liquid and various tinting agents.
Bearing edges can be hand sanded, since the shells are so thin.
Or, they may be cut with a router bit.
Not sure of the type/quality of router bit.
I do mine by hand sanding and feel.
I think a good quality wood router bit will work.
I think the "Monitor" reference is good.
I was never a good hall monitor.
sa
John,As there is probably no percussion topic in which I could ever correct you (or dispute you), it gives me great pleasure to correct you on your Civil War history. I believe you were thinking of the Monitor, not the Merrimac, in referring to the OP. The Monitor (at the waterline) looked like a drum; the Merrimac looked like the roof of a house (in background of pic below).Now I'm completely unfamiliar with Blaemire shells. These are a fiberglass resin composite shell, no? 1. How are holes filled? 2. Can bearing edges be cut with standard, wood router bits?[Attachment: 61168]
I stand corrected, Sir! Yes, I meant the Monitor! But hey, I had a 50/50 shot at getting that one right! LOL
John
Hey, whatever floats your boat. :cool:
Thats so weird...
Mendozarts sank like the Titanic!!
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