I'm interested in the split you're talking about there. Can you send a close-up?
I noticed a mark - small split - not all the way through though - on my Valje quinto. It might have been there for a long time and I just didn't notice it until I did my thorough cleaning and polishing job last weekend. You can't see it until you rib your hand over it and it'a a little rough. I'm not too worried because the drum is very dear to me and if I have to get it repaired I will send it to Ralph Flores himself to have it repaired. His dad built these drums in the mid 70's in Los Angeles CA.
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