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I picked up an old Premiere Snare drum some months ago (I guess it's 1940's/50's :?: ) and have stripped all the fittings off and had a go at the woodworm. Other than that the drum is fairly sound but a little shabby: all the fittings are brass but appear to be either gold painted or plated suggesting it was quite a decent drum in it's day.
Any ideas how I tell if it's paint or gold plate? :?
I could clean the brass and lacquer it so it is Brass/Gold but shiny
I colud leave as is but I don't know if Patena has much bearing on drum value!
I could restore brass to original condition e.g repaint/re-plate - how much this might cost I've no idea as there are lots of very small parts.
Other than that the snare catch is broken so I could do with a replacement
Any Woodworking Drummers out there who can help?? :shock:
Mike
Any ideas how I tell if it's paint or gold plate? :?
I could clean the brass and lacquer it so it is Brass/Gold but shiny
I colud leave as is but I don't know if Patena has much bearing on drum value!
I could restore brass to original condition e.g repaint/re-plate - how much this might cost I've no idea as there are lots of very small parts.
Other than that the snare catch is broken so I could do with a replacement
Any Woodworking Drummers out there who can help?? :shock:
Mike