Drum Wraps

[XNavyDrummer]

"How does one go about cutting the wrap properly to fit the lug-style and whatnot?"

The lug-sytle doesn't matter since the lugs are removed before you remove the old wrap and go on top of the new wrap. The wrap doesn't go around the lugs.

One of the most cost efficient ways to do this, if this is your first time, is to first find a drum shop or individual who has experience wrapping drums. Take a look at his previous work. If it looks professional ask how much it would cost to re-wrap a pre-prepared set of shells. Pre-prepared means you remove all of the heads, hoops hardware, lugs and old wrap and maybe even take the time to sand down the shells and remove the bulk of the old adhesive. Next, you give these shells to the guy and he puts on the wrap. When you get the shells, you reinstall all of the hardware. This should be cheaper than having the shop do the whole thing.

If you can't find a shop to do this where you are, you may want to consider sending them to some place like Drum Paradise (love that name!) in Hollywood. I've had some work done there and so has Vinnie and a bunch of other guys. They are very experienced!

Good luck!

[matricks]

Good info, thanks [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

Yeah, didn't even know that you remove all of the hardware, i have never owned a wrapped kit before. The Yamaha Hip-Gig set that i have, it's wrap is so ugly, i never even looked at it closely. It was to be used as a quick set-up/tear-down kit, but i haven't used it more than a couple times. I would probably use it more if it looked decent.

I did talk to someone up here about them wrapping my drums, but the labor price seemed a little high. It made me decide to just want to do it myself... if the task wasn't one in which i would screw up too much if i tried it on my own.

So i should get some help, i suppose.

[satinflamr]

Check out these sites:

www.precisiondrum.com
www.jamminsam.com

Both sites make it sound pretty easy to re-wrap a drum yourself.

[matricks]

Good sites, thanks [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

[Steve Holmes]

Dude, c'mon. With wraps there's only one choice. One choice alone.

\m/ ROCKENWRAPS!! \m/

I'm not a rock star anymore so how can I make some bread? I know! I can come up with drum accessories! Woohoo!
I was not planning on making fun of this site until I saw this from the "instructions" part of the site (That's right. You put them on yourself.).

*note* These instructions are simple guidelines to follow, however, RockenWraps does not take responsibility for those who cannot follow directions...laughs.... Please feel free to contact us for any questions you may have regarding installation.

Laughs? LAUGHS??
W. T. F.

We've come a long way from Operation Mindcrime I see.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 15, 2005 10:36 PM: Message edited by: Steve Holmes ]</font>

[matricks]

LMAO!!!

[matricks]

I don't know if i can rock hard enough to handle ROCKENWRAPS!!! [img]rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]rolleyes.gif[/img]

[matricks]

I was planning on re-wrapping my Yamaha Hip-Gig Jr. set. They absolutely have the ugliest wrap i have ever seen... the "sun yellow" looks like a tangerine.

How much time and money would it take to re-wrap 8x10" and 13x13" toms, and a 16x16" bass drum? How time consuming is it to un-wrap the those sizes and then re-wrap them? How does one go about cutting the wrap properly to fit the lug-style and whatnot? Any insight would be great!

Thanks in advance [img]wink.gif[/img]