Restoration Details
Frank Wolf drums are hard to come by, but the metal shelled “Monarch” snare is rare by any standards. The owner of this drum intrusted our shop to restore this drum to factory condition, partially because of our work and partially because of the special place these drums have in my personal collection.
This snare had multiple dents and dings in the metal shell, and the shell was out of round. Fruthermore, the original lack of any protective lacquer left the shell dull and tarnished like an old penny.
After disassembly, we removed the dents and brought the shell back in round with classic automotive bodyshop techniques. The shell itself was cleaned and polished by hand, leaving some scars from the obviously long life of this classic instrument. The hardware was cleaned and polished, and missing parts were obtained from our personal stash. New calf heads, tucked over vintage flesh hoops, completed this amazing project.