Every time I see a thread on this subject, it just gets to me. Ok. granted, no one who posts a thread like this is wondering about the possible damage they would be causing to a 5000.00 PLUS Craviotto solid maple inlayed drumset. No one who posts an answer to a thread like this saying, ... I keep my drums in a meat freezer half the year... is talking about a 50 year old fragile, extremely rare, and also worth more than a comparable set of DW or other custom made drums brand new.
If there was a "Come On, Man!" list for drummers...... this thread title would be in the top ten. Probably right next to ..... My basement walls weep sometimes, will that damage my drums?
So heres what you can expect to see after keeping your drums in a cold, damp, and wet environment. Maybe not right away, maybe not even this year. Maybe it will be so gradual you wont even really start to notice it for three or four years. But, eventually, keeping drums in extreme environments will damage them. If they arent worth much to start with, you really arent hurting anything.
Lacquer...... grain splits, checking in the finish,
Wrap...... splits, cracking
Metal... Rust, pitting, chrome flaking.
Wood... grain splits, delamination, metallic bleed into the grain around screw holes from fasteners condensating.
Covering your drums with plastic sheeting............ Rain.
And I never leave them in the car.
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