PorkPieGuy
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Please don't mention who did it, but I'm curious if anyone out there has had a bad experience with getting edges recut.
Thanks!
Thanks!
But, but... Did he do the edges???Had my lawn cut by my best friend once. I wasn't happy.
I'll show myself out.
Psst, a Signia isn't supposed to have rounded edges. Somebody must've worked them. At least mine aren't rounded and the literature with them when I purchased them described the bearing angle. All 11 have a nice, sharp angle.I sent a Premier Signia emerald green 10x12 to (......... .....) after talking to one of the drum Smith's about its lack of tuning range and poor resonance. The vintage rounded edges were replaced with double 45s. It did little to nothing but managed to make it unlike part of the family. This shop was known for praising the double 45 but there was no praise from MY lips.
Good call on not touching them. Sometimes, I think the sound mojo of vintage drums comes from imperfections. I had a set of Super Classics that sounded great...with an old school tribal bark to the sound, but the edges were a bit wonky. Had them re cut and the mojo was gone. I didn't realize what I had until I removed it.Thanks for everyone's replies!
I was just thinking about my old 3-ply Ludwigs I have. When I changed the heads the first time, I had to use my fingernail to scrape off some of the original paint where it had dripped on the bearing edge. The edges don't look great, but they sound very good to my ears. I'm not gonna touch them, but I was just curious if anyone's shells lost some of their magic after the edges had been recut.
Aren’t those pretty new? I would think they would be worth a cleanup, but maybe Ludwig themselves would address them. When I had mine done, I was asked if I wanted to try a different edge and I said no. I would think anyone doing them should be on the highest level of expertise and could tell you if the drum would lose its mojo.Thanks for everyone's replies!
I was just thinking about my old 3-ply Ludwigs I have. When I changed the heads the first time, I had to use my fingernail to scrape off some of the original paint where it had dripped on the bearing edge. The edges don't look great, but they sound very good to my ears. I'm not gonna touch them, but I was just curious if anyone's shells lost some of their magic after the edges had been recut.
Aren’t those pretty new? I would think they would be worth a cleanup, but maybe Ludwig themselves would address them. When I had mine done, I was asked if I wanted to try a different edge and I said no. I would think anyone doing them should be on the highest level of expertise and could tell you if the drum would lose its mojo.
No, my 3-ply kit is from '65/'68.