Glad I could help and thanks for the measurements. Looking forward to pictures; and when you're taking them could you include one of the wood before any stain - I assume its maple but maybe already mahogany? Mahogany takes stain really well, but maple doesn't, though you can find tricks to make it work.

I would love to see a pic of the strainer underneath the cover plate if you get the chance? The measurements are very close to the renown stainer so maybe would be interchangeable. I'm asking because I have a line on a 1947 snare that's missing its strainer, and the renown strainers are MUCH more common than the one you have.

Ducos are always maple underneath.......

It would not adhere to Mahogany well.

hmmmm.....so mahogany is out. Should i just clear coat the maple? ...go re-wrap..or other.....Suggestion box has re-opened.

I am totally amazed how well vinagar works, beats the hell out of any product on the market! Thanks a million +1

John

Here she is stripped and ready to be finished !....oh and a strainer shot for 4moreyears. I'll be finishing her up over the week and posting my progress as I go. Cheers !

Wow, that's stunning wood grain - certainly looks like maple as has been said. It will look awesome with a finish on it.

And the strainer photo proves that this is basically a renown strainer (with a different lever), and with a detachable cover over it. Thanks again.

NICE!

Just polish up the nickel parts,and SHE is going to look very sharp!

[COLOR="Magenta"]I recently posted on the VDF asking for suggestions and answers about my 1948 Gretsch Broadkaster Snare and you chimed in with some great info. I am almost done with the project but have hit a couple snags with the hardware. The strainer has some issues and I am taking it to a place in town to get repaired and I also noticed the tone control looked funky underneath the felt. The top bar beneath the two felt mufflers was bent down and curved out. I cannot tell if this is normal or not because I cannot find any other good examples of this drum anywhere online.

It looks damaged to me from one angle and like it might be intentional because of the second smaller muffler underneath from another.

Anyway I was wondering if you could send me a picture of what yours looks like on that beautiful 47 you have. No need to take the drum apart...just a shot of the bar underneath the 2 round felts would answer my question. ...or I could send you a pick and you could tell me how it compares to what you have.

You can kinda see what I'm talking about in the tone control shot I posted already.

Cheers and thanks,

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Derek, Yours appears to be bent. I am unable to include an attatchment in the PM so I am posting it on the thread. Here is mine. I hope this helps. Ron

Thanks Ron ! Looking at yours mine is completely mangled. Thanks for taking the time to post a pic for me. Now I know I have some bending to do ! Man your drum is clean. Inside and out.

Finally finished the project ! Big thank you to Steve (dolfan54) for getting me the help I needed to get the strainer working again. I hated to say goodbye to the original duco but I am really pleased how this turned out.