why i love ebay...

[drummerern]

so i got a bargain on ebay.......a grand total of 50$ after shipping

it's a 16"x13" walburg and auge bass drum....it may not seem like much of a bargain...but i've been wanting a vintage drum to convert for a jazz bass drum for a while now.

so when i got it in, i immediately stripped it....i primed the drum and will be painting it at work sometime nest week...i'm saving for a trip so it will be a couple weeks before i get spurs and new hoops for it....i also plan on putting a fiberskin reso on it, and i'm not quite sure what kind of batter yet, but i've got awhile to figure it out...any suggestions?

[harryconway]

Very cool drum. With a Fiberskyn reso. I'd run either an Ambassador batter (and you could always run a felt strip if you needed) or a Powerstroke3.

[jollymosher]

thats very very cool. I hope it comes out like you wanted.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

If that hardware isn't too beat, I would clean it up and re-use it. That would make a real circa 40's jazz drum.

[drummerern]

i've already got the hardware bead balsted and ready to go back on...it's kind of a duller chrome than original, but no rust......i plan on going metal flake gold for the paint but i'm not quite sure yet

[dc's_finest]

My drum teacher told me that you shouldn't alter vintage drums unless you have to becasue it will never sound the same.

[drummerern]

i think it will be okay, i already redid the bearing edges, so they are as close to perfect as possible....and it's been painted a few times before

[punkdrummer1]

are you going to get it to match your green kit?! I totaly would and use it as an aux/side kick!

[burnthehero]

I find it hard to believe that drums that old will stay true round.

[drummerern]

that's really all i'm worried about, but i've measured every way i can think of and it seems to be pretty round, not perfect, but i think it's the price i pay for such a cool drum...