Thanks for pointing that out. I forgot to take that sentence out. I've just been reposting the same description without checking it.

Never thought about that with the downbeat lugs. All I know is they weren't used in the late 70's so I just used parts that you would find in the late 70's. Unfortunatley It's proving to be a hard sell. I will keep trying. All it takes is one person who say's That's cool I want that.

Excellent point. The reason I put 70's Ludwig piccolo is so It would be easier to find on ebay. Plus I figured it's a shell from the late 70's as are most of the parts. I do say in the description that it was converted recently. I suppose I should put 2015 as the year of conversion. Any ideas what would be the best thing to say in the title of the auction. No problem changing it.

I think my price is fair. $395.00 U.S. Free shipping. I put a lot of $$$ into it I've got to get something out of it.

A lot 6-ply shells were maple poplar maple. But there are some the are Maple Poplar Mahogany. This shell plus a 13" I have is also Maple Polar Mahogany.

Thank you very much for the kind words.

I thought I would post some pictures of the Cutaways so no one here thinks I butchered a perfectly good tom shell.

The piece on the left is the top portion of the shell. As you can not only do you have the original small lug holes you also have an extra hole drilled for large lugs. Also there are holes for a modular mount that were not original to this shell . You can see it was originally drilled for a clip mount.

The piece on the right is the bottom portion of the Concert tom. It was drilled out for small lugs turning it into a tom. Unfortunately these holes don't line up properly so they couldn't be used.