Color matching original ash shell

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I think the original above may have never been issued. It looks like that is the original shipping crate. It's a good example as I'm shooting for the color of a brand new drum. The shell above has been stained but still needs to be varnished. After that I think I will have a pretty close match.

Ash shell, oak hoops, Abner Stevens style tack design

Hoops still need sanding and another coat of paint

Steam bent reproduction civil war drum shells

The second maple shell i made and the first and second ash shells I made

Maple shell, oak hoops in progress; completed drum with maple shell and maple hoops