Well, about the orang peel, ect. I did my prelinary setup, intonation, ect. The thing sounded so good, I had to wait til the next string change to fix the clear. There is more wrong there than the pics show. The ferrules arent too far off, but that's mostly due to the markings supposedly being right, and the drill press operator screwing up, along with other factors. I agree that it is better than past works, but still not the best I can do. Over at Drak's castle, this would have met the wall of death. I dont have a WOD, but I do have a pick. The smiley face array of the ferrules combined with the TOM, did pose some problems that I didnt get past, or realize I didnt until it was too late. Doesnt hurt anything tonally or playing wise.