cracks, holes and fixes

the 13" shell is the ugliest of the bunch and the most problematic too. there is large crack that's there ever since i bought it and made the shell out of round. mmmmm ugly


here's a pic of the covered hole where the pearl-type tom mount used to be. you can see a 1" hole and 3 smaller holes covered by wood and glue.


why cover the holes? because as i said before, i got the pulse pro rims-style mounts from vinci a couple of days back and its a shame to use it on a shell with holes. i'll provide step by step pics on how to cover holes when i do the bass drum. watch out for that.

you can also see the vent in line with the tom mount hole. i will increase its diameter to 1/2" so that the screw vents i ordered will fit in.

the insides of the shells will also be painted white so nobody will see any crack, patch or the butt ugly wood.

these shells need a lot of work before you can spray over them. the wood is very absorbent so you have to put primer on it and then level it with plasolux putty, sand and level, sand and level. sand and level a couple more times and ugghhh you're done.