Hang a stick bag there ? ...........

There's an idea....Cool1

Ok here's my two cents: If they were mine I'd want them to be factory fresh again....it would make my dad and grand-dad proud to see their old road weary drums given new life. Kind of like buying a new suit, ya know?

Now that's just me and what I would do. Will they be worth more than if you left them be?.....probably not. Worth about the same I'd say. The main thing is, can you live with them like that? This is the main question. I know how I am about these things and it would bug me till the end of time knowing the damage was there.

Some say that the faded wrap and damage is "family" history.....yes to a point. But so is the paint peeling off the side of a house. Do MOST people leave the paint peeling? No. They usually get up there, start scraping and painting (or hire someone to do it for them) to make it look nice again, you know, something to be proud of again. I say its the same with drums. I see nothing wrong with re-wrapping them in the same finish (silver sparkle) to give them a new life and to be something to be proud about when you look at them under the stage lights. Yes, it can be expensive, but so is painting a house.....but when you are done, it's worth it.

:D

You make a good point. To go one step further, my grandfather actually stopped playing these around the 80's due to the fact that they were not as nice to look at. He came from the "old school" where there was a thing called "SHOW BUSINESS". He wouldn't go outside of the garage with these drums like that. And I think it would make him very proud to see his drums beautiful again.

Damn! That is lots of work!

Thank goodness I can gig with my 1964 BDP Clubdate.

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OK. Ive never wrapped a kit. High bond tape or glue?

If you have no experience, then I would suggest either sending them out to be professionally wrapped, or use Jamminsam's precut wrap and tape. Otherwise, you could do some damage to those shells. Just my nickles worth.

The other option (if it is an option) is to trade the kit to someone who has a kit already wrapped. I'm not sure I would go that route because of the family connection. Your call.

Randy, I can recommend someone close to you, depending on where you are at....

Thanks. I am in Florida.

In the hope of saving a great original set with special history can I throw in my two cents? I think it would be a real shame to re-wrap your kit. It looks great! My silver sparkle Ludwigs have faded exactly the same, I love them like that, loads of character. I personally don’t like the look of re-wrapped kits, it just doesn’t look right to me to have an old kit with new wrap, it looks too new and too clean and just wrong. This is of coarse is just my opinion, you can do what you want with your own drums but I think you will regret it one day when you’re a grand dad and pass the kit down to your grand children. Looks like you already have a beautiful kit for gigging so I’d just keep the sparlkies as they are and enjoy them for what they are.

Oh man. I agree with your opinion as well. What to do. I'll have to ponder this a while.

Thanks everyone for the advice and help. It's nice to know there are people who understand and respect the love of great vintage instruments.

CHEERS!

don't do it, don't do it, baby don't you do it, don't ya break my heart, pleeeeese don't do it don't you break my heart.....(the band) Walking

Just give them a good polish, you'll be amazing how well old drums clean up.

cheers