LOL - no, not quite. I'm curious about how other drummers value certain rewrapped kits. If at all.And yes, 'refurbished' is a more accurate description. And, I'll take a well-executed rewrap of some rare drums, that are in excellent condition, over an all original one that's been beat to hell. I'm not a 'purist' I'm a player. I wouldn't gig a rare all original kit, I'd be afraid to. But a rewrap... no problema. It gets played out and others get to enjoy them -the way they were meant to be enjoyed-. Some guys have these great vintage kits that just sit in cases in their basements for decades. I'd rather have a killer refurb kit that'll get played, than one I'm worried about harming and never gets played, much less gigged. What are they for if not to be played, enjoyed and admired by others. That's part of the reason why I value good rewrapped vintage kits, over even middle-of-the-road original kits. Museum pieces are rare... that's the only stuff that's really worth "collecting" with an eye toward preservation and appreciation. Rewraps get played out and heard. They're drums... beat em!
There's nothing wrong with re-wrapping a kit, but don't expect the value to be the same. As far as gigging, I gig with a vintage Slingerland kit that has the original wrap, but they are not mint. They look cool, sound great and still hold a better value than if I re-wrapped them because the wrap is not terrible. I'd rather use an original vintage kit with a few scuffs and dings to gig with than re-wrapping it. As far as re-cutting the edges, never, that's why I like vintage drums, if I wanted a modern sound, I'd go buy a new kit.
Here's the 60's Slingerland kit I'm talking about in a red glass glitter, it has a few scuffs so I don't have to worry about gigging with it. Would you re-wrap it to make it look new?
Some guys collect vintage kits as an investment, they don't play the mint ones, they find ones like mine and use them for gigging.
