Well, after putting on fresh heads on my '71 Acrolite for tonight's gig,
I noticed something depressing. The shell is out of round..When i first bought the snare, i noticed that the batter head was snug when putting it on the drum, but i just thought it was the head that needed to be stretched..I've only changed heads on this drum 3 times in 3 years, but i only noticed the shell being out of round just a few minutes ago..
The heads still tune up nicely, but it's disappointing to know that one of my favorite snare drums of all time is slightly, well..crooked..
In my plea for answers, i'm compelled to ask if anyone has experienced this and tried "fixing" the problem, or if there is any way to go about it? I know it's a long shot, but i just thought i'd ask..
Cheers,
Rob