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Flam_Taps
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I've ordered True Black Glass Glitter wrap for these drums from JamminSam's, currently have them completely disassembled and have rounded all the bearing edges slightly while applying successive coats of low-gloss Fomby's tung oil. I also removed the inferior floor tom leg mounts and used wood filler on the holes. I'm not going to reinstall better mounts on this drum, but will use the isolation basket mount I already have. In the end, I'll have approximately $700 in these drums, which ain't much, really--for an extremely nice sounding and beautiful little jazz kit. The main reason I decided to wrap the drums, is that the black high polish lacquer finish retains fingerprints easily, and when I attempted to clean the shells with a touch of dishwater soap on a soft damp cloth, it basically ruined the finish, leaving large streaks that I couldn't remove. So it isn't that great of a lacquer job--beware.