Hi Guys,
So that's good news about my 12, 13 & 16" tom bearing edges, thanks
to all for your help and reassurance.
But did Ludwig ever put a single 35 degree profile on the Vistas?
The reason I ask is that two years ago I obtained a 10" Power tom
from America (at great expense)and this drum does have just the
single angled profile.
This 9" deep concert tom lines up as being made in 1978 to early '79
with the internal 'V' seam behind the clip mount made just prior to
the rounded B & O badge.
The thing that concerns me now is that if Lud never did this type of
bearing edge profile, I may have been sold a counterfeit!?
Mmm... or maybe even Grrr?
John H.



--- In ludwigvistalites@yahoogroups.com, "jonnybeharveyuk"
<johnharvey-@...> wrote:
>
> Ah brilliant! 35 it is then Jamie!
> Yes these drums seem to be as rare as hen's teeth over here mate!
> Yet oddly they do not seem to be as valued 'on the market' as in
> America, maybe they are too rare thus nobody knows or appreciates
> them?
> Oo-err I don't trust a router with me in charge! I will rub em down
> by hand, maybe it sounds crude but I have a little system that I
have
> used before, it's gradual and reasonably idiot proof ;-)
> Thanks again fellers, 'a problem shared is a problem halved' eh?
> John H
> PS How the hell does one do degrees on a keyboard? You know, that
> little 'O' job...
>
>
>
> --- In ludwigvistalites@yahoogroups.com, Jamie Canfield
> <flashbackcoverband@> wrote:
> >
> > yeah. what i did on the one drum i cut. all that was available
> from the local hardware store was the standard 45 degree router
bit.
> so i set up on my router table, used 2 blocks aprox 3 inches high
to
> bring the cut angle back to aprox 35 degrees. just go real slow.
> don't let it chatter or it'll break the shell. and use 2 inch wide
> masking tape inside and out. i'm sure vistalite shells are hard to
> come by in the U.K. even here in the U.S. it took me around 2
> years to collect 9 pieces of red. now i'm gonna start a green
kit.
> that'll take even longer... if ya run into trouble. look up a
> company called R.C.I. starlite. they sell shells. most colors and
> fairly cheap..
> >
> > jonnybeharveyuk <johnharvey-@...> wrote: Ta
for
> reply,
> > You may well be right there with the 35 degrees, even that is
good
> > news as even that angle would save me a lot of work if any.
> > I hope someone will advise on the correct profiles & angles all
in
> > good time ;-)
> > Boy they were poorly made these old 70's placcy drums were they
not.
> > Great sound though... Odd eh!
> > John H
> >
> > --- In ludwigvistalites@yahoogroups.com, "flashbackcoverband"
> > <flashbackcoverband@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't think it's all of 45 degrees. i'm not an expert but as
i
> > > recall it's more like 35 degrees.. allthough the common router
> > bit
> > > is no doubt 45 degrees. again. not sure. but i have just sanded
> > > the edge by hand to smooth out that rough factory edge.. worked
> > > best for my taiste...just use alot of masking tape to protect
the
> > > area you dont want to scratch...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In ludwigvistalites@yahoogroups.com, "jonnybeharveyuk"
> > > <johnharvey-@...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Folks,
> > > > I am re-furbing my 70's clear Vistas again.
> > > > What is the original bearing edge profile for these old toms?
> > > > Over 20 years ago! I reformed the usual 'wobbly' Vista
bearing
> > > edges
> > > > and re-cut the edges to two 45 degrees with the high point or
> > > actual
> > > > bearing edge in the center of the plastic, like this /\ if
you
> > get
> > > me
> > > > drift.
> > > > I have convinced myself over the years that the original
> profile
> > > should
> > > > actually be with one single 45 degree angle rising from the
> inner
> > > > circumference to the actual bearing edge 'point' around the
> outer
> > > > circumference of the shell, and that I had 'buggered 'em up'!
> > > > I've just seen an acrylic drum repair site I think by
Griptoad?
> > And
> > > I
> > > > think I can just make out the two 45 degree profile on the
drum
> > > being
> > > > repaired. So maybe I aint 'cocked-up' after all!
> > > > Any advice chaps?
> > > > John H
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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