I'd go with this one, personally. It's the same logo that's on the badges.

if you want to get tricky, they sell logo decals & stickers at http://www.2112online.com/ludwpart.shtml

two words: lacquer thinner. go easy. wet the rag, not the drum.

Thanks for the tip - I wouldn't have thought of trying a solvent on the drums. I couldn't find any lacquer thinner in the house, but it gave me an idea to use my wife's nail polish remover (acetone based) - it worked like a charm ...

I just received a second floor tom for my kit that I bought thru Ebay a few weeks ago. The description said there was paint on the shell, so I got it cheap. I was looking for an 18" but those things sometimes run $300 and up, so I went for a second 16" (Buddy Rich style), which was WAY more ...

Bass Drum Rim...sand down to natural wood? Suggestions?

Personally, I'd go with the traditional look on the rims. Sand 'em, prime 'em and paint them a semigloss black. You can buy the green sparkle wrap for the inlays at m . You have to cut the strips yourself with an x-acto, then rubber cement ...

I'll post audio files somewhere if I do.

It would be great if you could put a posting on this thread once you get some recordings:

m

I started the thread because it's pretty difficult to find recordings that you know were played on Vistalite kits. Even John Bonham, they say, used his ...

Daaaaamn those are beautiful.

I was going to put up pics of my kit next week, but now I am having second thoughts... can't touch that.

dontfeartheringo wrote:the actual rototom basket has an interesting chime sound when suspended and struck.

I remember Remo marketing the baskets themselves as "Remo Spoxe" in the 80's. That was a good decade for RotoToms.

Dr. Venkman wrote:I like the look of the white top heads too.

I've got to say that I agree with that. I've never seen the combo of coated batter and clear res head on a vista kit before... very nice.

dontfeartheringo wrote:i just think it's weird if you can see a drummer's legs too clearly.

Good point. Now I'm afraid that all of this time people may have been looking up my kilt through my kick drum.

See the swirlys? Gotta lose the swirls. The rest is just lint...

I know you mentioned trying the Novus polish with poor results. FWIW, the stuff I used on my clear kit was Meguiar's Mirror Glaze #10 and #17. It didn't take out every last scratch, but it did do a pretty good job. I did every ...