Drummertist
Silver Member
First off, I don't have any pics yet. I'll have some pics by the end of the week.
I just wanted to give some background on the snare. It's an old marching snare that I found in the attic of my uncles house (it's his snare. let me have it) with keystone badge and, I think, cherry finish. Looks to be 3 ply with wood hoops that are stretched and contorted (it was streched over the side of the snare). The shell is slightly out of round by 1/8 of an inch and the bearing edges are going to need to be re-sanded. All hardware is still there and just slightly rusted except for the snare release which I had a P85 put on (want a p86).
Questions about doing this:
Is there a way I can take off the Keystone badge attached to the metal ??air hole?? so I can sand?
Is there a way to fix the hoops or should I just buy new ones?
Can I fix the shell from being out of round or is 1/8" not enough to worry about?
Whats a good way to sand the shell? By hand or machine? Ideas?
Should I just sell it like it is (it really is a mess)?
Should I just search the forum and not be lazy like I am?
I just wanted to give some background on the snare. It's an old marching snare that I found in the attic of my uncles house (it's his snare. let me have it) with keystone badge and, I think, cherry finish. Looks to be 3 ply with wood hoops that are stretched and contorted (it was streched over the side of the snare). The shell is slightly out of round by 1/8 of an inch and the bearing edges are going to need to be re-sanded. All hardware is still there and just slightly rusted except for the snare release which I had a P85 put on (want a p86).
Questions about doing this:
Is there a way I can take off the Keystone badge attached to the metal ??air hole?? so I can sand?
Is there a way to fix the hoops or should I just buy new ones?
Can I fix the shell from being out of round or is 1/8" not enough to worry about?
Whats a good way to sand the shell? By hand or machine? Ideas?
Should I just sell it like it is (it really is a mess)?
Should I just search the forum and not be lazy like I am?