Kelly wrote:
Every attempt that has been made.
The one I sent I received as a "professional resto".
To get the drum to look original can only be done by the original maker. The tones, hues, methods used, lacquer product, lacquer appplication etc etc...I've never seen anyone come close.
I've had a few mint 590's previously to compare to, and when I got mine back from Sonor, it was a mint undetectable restoration.
I believe that! In order to restore the shell, it would need to be turned again, because no kind of filler would get rid of any holes, and no polishing would make it look as new. I'm sure I could duplicate resin coatings, and fairly sure I could get plating to match, but never the shell without a lathe to accomplish the task. I'm willing to bet no one has really applied themselves to understanding the original characteristics.
In a similar but different vein, I would never try to refinish a Signature or Designer wood shell, unless I didn't mind it looking better than they did origianlly,. The vertical (along the depth of the drum) sanding marks, if that's what they are, make no sense to me. Perhaps they are lines left by the veneer slicing knives. Whatever they are, I couldn't duplicate them. This is a Designer example.
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