Just finished wrapping a "new" kit.

[SuperFortress]

My main kit lives in the band trailer and I wanted to put together a small kit for impromptu gigs and practice at the house. Put together 4 orphan drums that I've collected over the years and wrapped them in vintage Citrus Mod from Bum Wrap.

[SpazApproved]

Should have asked I had another 14" PDP floor tom lying around! lol


The classic clown puke! Looks nice. Good job on the rewrap.

[longgun]

Looks great

[N2Bluz]

Awesome! I'm leaning toward that same wrap for one of my old Ludwig long-lug kits. How's the quality of the wrap? Is it up to the task of moderate gigging?

[Texdrumr]

Nice work, looks great!

Tex

[Texdrumr]

Nice work, looks great!

Tex

[rickthedrummer]

Awesome! I'm leaning toward that same wrap for one of my old Ludwig long-lug kits. How's the quality of the wrap? Is it up to the task of moderate gigging?

The wrap is fine for gigging. If it's taken care of like you would take care of any gigging set, there shouldn't be any problem.

I was a little concerned before I wrapped my set, but now I couldn't be happier.

[G-man]

Nice looking kit SF!
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N2 - Bum Wrap is a good quality wrap that should hold up well to gigging. I did a kit a couple years ago in one of their wood wraps and it turned out fantastic.
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[late8]

Nice job! Did you use glue or just the tape? Thanks...

[G-man]

I just used the tape and the lugs hold it so it won't move. Have to pull it tight around the shell though.

SF - what did you do?

[Redeye-OLD]

So is Bum Wrap the smart way to go for this? I have done some investigation, and that was my conclusion, but I've never done this myself. I'm liking that "no glue" option as well...

[late8]

So is Bum Wrap the smart way to go for this? I have done some investigation, and that was my conclusion, but I've never done this myself. I'm liking that "no glue" option as well...

I thought about the "no glue option" but I'm glad I glued mine down. I have three 1966 Ludwig shells that have the infamous "hump" since the original factory wrap was steam bent with the outer ply. Tape would not of held the wrap down so gluing it was my only option.




The most problematic area was on the bass drum where the mahogany ply lifted up when the original wrap was removed by a "drum shop" twenty years ago.



I used the 3M water soluble contact cement which was recommended by many who opted for gluing instead of the using the provided tape. I read many reviews from drummers who used the tape method and found that as the shell expands and shrinks due to temperature, the wrap lifts up. The only option was to glue the seam down.



I also plugged the bass drum mounting hole that was cut into the shell by the previous owner and this area posed issues as well. The plug was flat but the shell had a curve so I had really fill the area out with wood putty in order to restore its curved shape.

[late8]

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Plugged bass drum mount hole:

[SuperFortress]

Should have asked I had another 14" PDP floor tom lying around! lol


The classic clown puke! Looks nice. Good job on the rewrap.

Thanks! I should have asked around because I'm not a fan of those Yamaha lugs!

I didn't use any glue, just the tape. Used spring clamps to hold the wrap in place and work it around the drum until it was tight. I'm impressed with the quality and think it will gig fine.

[slinky]

groovy nice work on the hoops too.

[N2Bluz]

Thanks! I should have asked around because I'm not a fan of those Yamaha lugs!

I didn't use any glue, just the tape. Used spring clamps to hold the wrap in place and work it around the drum until it was tight. I'm impressed with the quality and think it will gig fine.

That wrap is inexpensive and easily duplicated. You could still acquire a PDP floor tom and wrap it to match. Or...just buy any old PDP tom and salvage the lugs. Then you could re-drill your existing shell.