Great stuff!

ME TOO! Bowing

Love that kit. Were the toms XP-8 too John?

Do you ask your neighbors what you should wear before getting dressed in the morning too? Yes Sir

My Green Glass Rogers XP8 used an 18 floor tom, a 12, both Rogers, and the 14x14 was a raw 8 ply keller. I married it all to Swivomatic. All holes were plugged, and new ones drilled for the Swivo after wrapping. I also used 3M Super 90 spray adhesive. It has been 9 years now. No way would I go with tape.

Only on Tuesdays...

What are the original wraps of the different drums in your set ? Re-wraps may be visually appealing, in the short term, but they usually do not hold up very well in the long run. The glue doesn't hold, & they shrink & pucker at each lug. (I know some second hand drums come in a terrible state, & may need wrapping, but if they're not degraded, think about playing them as a mixed jellybean set.)..... Just something to think about. Green sparkle is one of my favorite finishes, but re-wraps are weak, & degrade fairly soon.

I'm not sure of the original wraps for these. There is a person I met on the forum that does this kind of work. Spoke with him and sounds like he has some good experience doing the wraps...and has the orphans in sizes I want. At the end of the day, I'm getting it for a player's kit and would rather it match...

Just wondering why this would be? If the wrap is the same or better quality; and the glues are better, why would a rewrap be any worse than 40 year old wrap?

What makes you think the wraps are better ?,.. they're not. The glues aren't better, & the applications aren't better. A re-wrap is like a face lift,..they have a visual appeal for the first few years, & then turn clownish. I've refurbished many vintage drums, & have never re-wrapped,(though I've seen many degraded re-wraps). Re-wraps lift at the seams, pucker at the lugs & generally bubble up. The Classic drum companies had special mechanisms to apply the wrap tightly, of course some seams have shrunken after 40-50 years). The major builders may know how to wrap, but very few others can give a tight & lasting finish. (I know re-wrapping is a very common thing, but I have never liked it, visually or sonically ). When I find an extremely ruined or degraded drum I refinish it in it's natural wood. I would rather play an odd mix of original wraps than play re-wrapped drums. (Like I said before, just something to think about)