wouldn't that kill some of the value of the drums that the badges have been removed and reinstalled? in my opinion,certainly. thought that was a big no no with us collectors..mike
No way around it in order for the stainless steel shell to be properly buffed.
me personally, I would probably pass on the buffing them then. unless you knew you were gonna keep them forever.
mike
Mike, if the grommets are properly reinstalled, no harm, no foul.
John
With the grommet tool that I have, Plus my experience with working on vintage and modern drums for so long you would never know that they had been removed and reinstalled just simply due to I can make it look factory. I'm not out to misrepresent I would mentioned it to any prospective buyer. But I'll keep my steel kit until I'm not able to play drums any longer. I have already had them for close to 25 years now.
thanks for the info guys. always good to hear a different take on something.
mike
normally, I think I would have a hard time removing a badge and then replacing it...I guess the way that I am justifying it in my head is that the ludwig stainless shells are the ludwig stainless shell. They were only made for a short time and it's not like I can fake one of those shells. I wouldn't ever dream of misrepresenting them and I don't think they are like some of the wood drums where something might be more valuable if it had a keystone instead of a blue/olive.
I get what your saying mike, and I'm wrestling with it myself since the badges basically lay nice and flat with zero lifting. I guess I'll have a choice of scratched drums with badges never removed, or buffed and polished/restored drums with new grommets. If I ever sold them, I would let them know that they were removed for the polishing step. I wonder what Mike C does with his snare drums...I'm sure this must have come up with him before
Ebay seller "myoldkentuckydrums" sells the correct Ludwig grommets. As far as removing the badges, I would take pictures to document that they are the original badges. No harm, no foul.
BTW, that's a killer kit!
I thought about that too mendozart. maybe a little video footage...
mike
I am sorry I just do not believe in polishing or making old drums pretty so just send the worthless steel drums to me I will keep them and save you all this hassle...... ExcitedExcited Excited
I want to see them...... please....
