Paul Ewins
6-Nov-2006, 03:30
Ever wondered what secrets the inside of a Jobo Expert Drum holds? You know, the magic that makes them cost hundreds of dollars? I got to find out today when a couple of second hand 3010 drums arrived from Germany. One of them had been advertised as "making a rattling sound" and sure enough, there was somthing loose inside.
After a bit of careful work with a craft knife the bottom plate was prised away from the drum and here is what I saw:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~paulewins/resources/photos/expert_rear.jpg
and the rattling sound turned out to be a plastic ring that should be glued in the centre of the tubes:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~paulewins/resources/photos/expert_ring.jpg
So now I know, and I still don't think they are worth much more than $100. There is some sort of white coating on the back of the front plate but I have no idea what it does.
Turns out this drum has a slow leak in one of the tubes, but that should br easy to fix, especially while the back is still off.
After a bit of careful work with a craft knife the bottom plate was prised away from the drum and here is what I saw:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~paulewins/resources/photos/expert_rear.jpg
and the rattling sound turned out to be a plastic ring that should be glued in the centre of the tubes:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~paulewins/resources/photos/expert_ring.jpg
So now I know, and I still don't think they are worth much more than $100. There is some sort of white coating on the back of the front plate but I have no idea what it does.
Turns out this drum has a slow leak in one of the tubes, but that should br easy to fix, especially while the back is still off.