Yellow stains inside the drum... WTF?

[Julián Fernández]

Was changing heads when I found this yellow-ish stains inside my 12" tom...
Never seen something like that with other drum... I tried to sand it (lightly) and wont come of that easily... could it be something pouring from inside the wood?

Any ideas?

Thanks!








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[bensdrums]

It could possibly be surfacing moisture from the shell plies. That would be my guess. How old are the drums?

[GoAndPractice]

Tama?

[Matthijs Ament]

My guess is that this is a natural oil like fluid from the wood, resin. One of the reasons Gretsch might use the sound enhancing 'silver sealer'

[sjj123]

Yeah...thats just wood being wood...I wouldn't worry about it

[Julián Fernández]

Tama?

Indeed... Happened to you too?

Never seen something like that... That´s a cheapo set I use to gig (I got it new 4/5 years ago). Doesn´t seem to be "normal" to me... right?

[gretsch-o-rama]

Sounds like a personal problem, bud.

[Jim Richman]

It is called cheap drumset wood that is spewing sap.