Some snares I “collect” to play, some are just for display. I recently bought this Ludwig Thumb-Rod Drum for the latter purpose. It was in amazingly good shape when I got it…all there and unmolested, including calf skin heads. I cleaned all the hardware and put a couple coats of MinWax furniture wax on the shell. Like the 1922 Ludwig catalog (page 14) says it, “has a shell substantially finished inside and out”. The inside is smooth and lacquered just like the outside. The Ludwig and Ludwig logo is “branded” on the inside of the 5”X14” shell. A really pretty addition to my collection.