BGH
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Since buying my Copperfire Reference kit back in 2010, I wanted to add an 8" tom. With the finish being discontinued, they just don't pop-up for sale. I've seen 1 or 2 8x8's but I wanted a 7x8. I like my toms to get deeper as they get larger in diameter. My 10 is 8' deep, so wanted my 8 to be 7" deep. My racks would then be the 7x8 8x10 and 9x12.
Recently, I saw a 7x8 MMX tom for sale, where the seller had swapped all of the hardware out for Reference hardware. He even had Reference/Remo heads on it: clear Emperor over Ambassador. The shell had been repainted by an auto shop guy. I didn't care about that, since I would need to wrap it. The initial price wasn't attractive to me, but I watched the price drop until it became a no brainer for me. I bought it, figuring I could sell the parts for the same price, if my project went awry. The only thing the seller didn't have or didn't include was the Optimount. That was ok. I had several mounting options available. I would start out using a RIMS mount that I already had and see how that went.
Recently, I saw a 7x8 MMX tom for sale, where the seller had swapped all of the hardware out for Reference hardware. He even had Reference/Remo heads on it: clear Emperor over Ambassador. The shell had been repainted by an auto shop guy. I didn't care about that, since I would need to wrap it. The initial price wasn't attractive to me, but I watched the price drop until it became a no brainer for me. I bought it, figuring I could sell the parts for the same price, if my project went awry. The only thing the seller didn't have or didn't include was the Optimount. That was ok. I had several mounting options available. I would start out using a RIMS mount that I already had and see how that went.
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