=o omg WTF happend

[Wizz]

K i got home from school today and the as usual i was gonna play drums for a bit.

So i opend the door and what i saw was so horrible:eek: i passed out.

I regained consciousness after a few minutes and i still couldn't believe it :confused:
http://img312.imageshack.us/img312/2668/pict00266yy.jpg

My the finish of my bass-drum had a HUGE ( dom famularo huge) cut in it.
No one could have touched my kit and i'm very sure it didn't bump into something , could it just crack all by itself?
Luckely the wood itself was not damaged , but i would like to get it fixed.
Whats the best way to do it? :upset:


( btw my kit is a Gretsch Blackhawk with 22" bass-drum)

[Panopticon]

ouch:amaze:...that really sucks...i have no idea how that could happen...theres places on the internet where you can buy wraps...

[RushHourSoul]

Someone must have done something, they're denying it.

[Wizz]

My kit is at home in MY music room wich is locked with a key I and only I have
so that couldn't be possible

[GooseFilms.net]

Weird. My only guess is a drop in temperature caused the wrap to shrink, causing it to be too small for the actual drum, causing it to crack. Not such a big deal though, easy enough to replace. Just buy a new wrap online, OR, this is a sign that you should refinish your drums

[Talos]

Thats weird because it looks like a smooth cut.

[Wizz]

How much would a wrap cost? and would this be hard to place on yourself?

[Josiah]

How old is the kit?

Call Gretsch, tell them they did a shoddy job and wrap on your kick is coming off. At worst case, they'll tell you exactly how to fix it. Best case, they send you a new kick drum.

Depending on the age, that's covered as manufacturer defect.

[Wizz]

I bought it about 9 months agoo , and i bought it new so....

[aznriceball]

looks like it was poorly glued.

also looks like u now have an excuse to refinish

[daveplaysdrums]

Jees, mate that must be devastating.... The rest of it looks so perfect

[TerranCmdr]

Yeah I would say maybe something to do with temperature either too hot or too cold. I've "melted" my bass drum a few times in my car - now in some places it has wrinkles.

[Rayne264]

i swear when i looked at the pic my face was this -> :eek:

[poppinfresh]

uh thats nothing, i came home to find my 18 in signature full crash inside out.

[Tim]

that my friend was no accident. if you had any plans to refinish your drums you might as well do it now. lol.

[Sam Bredeson]

One time a couple of years ago, I came home to find all my cymbals gone! I found out (several excrutiating hours later) that my mother had borrowed them to the drummer of a band that was playing in town.. WITHOUT my permission!!

[Panopticon]

^^^I would KILL my mom if she did that...but im sure Josiah wouldn't even notice!:lol:...sorry i still can't get over the amount of cymbals he has...

[mabba]

Looks like a good time to do a refinishing project.

[puppet.master]

refinish project time

[Panopticon]

you you could refinish or you could even order a full set of wraps in a new colour for your whole kit...that would be sweet and easier than refinishing with better, more accurate results...

[aznriceball]

you you could refinish or you could even order a full set of wraps in a new colour for your whole kit...that would be sweet and easier than refinishing with better, more accurate results...


ill argue that:smash:

[Double Bass Jim]

Wow thats awful man! :(

[SonorKen]

If the drums are only 9 months old they should be under warranty. The only reason they wouldn't cover it would be if they would protest it due to temperature variances.

[Wizz]

Well i'm going to the store today ,...

Normaly i go bye bike but i don't think my bass-drum would fit in my back-pack so my dad offered to take me. I'm gonna take my warranty card with me
( it still lasts for 2 months ) and ill give it a try.

Anyways i think i'm to unexperienced to refinish my whole kit , so if they arn't gonna fix it for free , i'm just gonna leave it. ( for now )