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Lycky?? Ajax Pipper snare
I finally got my shell, here are the pics of it. As shown, it is indeed a 14x4. The wrap has been removed - a fairly decent job I'd say, no real damag...
11 years agoAnother Sonor TD extravaganza
Will there ever be an answer to that? I don't know - if I had to guess, I'd say 'no', not with the quality control they had back then. On the other ha...
11 years agoAnother Sonor TD extravaganza
No, there's no stamp visible on that snare. I think it came together with the bass drum, but I can't be sure really. Alex
11 years agoAnother Sonor TD extravaganza
Finally, a tom I got my hands on, in Pearl wrap, no hardware. It measures 32 cm by 21cm (so 12,6 x 8 in inches). The stamp is faint, but I think it re...
11 years agoAnother Sonor TD extravaganza
And here comes the snare - the piece I originally went for. Now this one looks almost mint, everything works great and looks original (heads included)...
11 years agoAnother Sonor TD extravaganza
The seam needs re-glueing, as you can see. The same goes for the seams on the front hoop (the wrap is in two pieces, each covering half of the hoop),...
11 years agoAnother Sonor TD extravaganza
More pics of the bass drum. A six-luger with an off-center tom mount hole, that means pre-1965. Indeed, the stamp reads 304, so I'm guessing it was ma...
11 years agoAnother Sonor TD extravaganza
This is what I got recently, may the Sonor experts guide me through my TD endeavours :) Unfortunately, I missed the auction for the matching floor tom...
11 years agoSonor Teardrop Parts and Misc
Do you still have that tom mount lug? If yes, PM me or contact me at [email]cyllocke@hotmail.com[/email] Thanks
11 years agoVintage Sonor - Teardrop or Chicago kit...?
Just got my 1st teardrop pieces - sadly, not a complete set - and I've been trying to find the time to get my hands on them :) For parts, you may want...
11 years agoChristmas shopping :)
Some more pics of the hardware, after a light cleaning. I wasn't sure what to use and I didn't want to cause any damage, so this is the result of hot...
11 years agoChristmas shopping :)
Some more pics. The muffler pad is missing a tiny screw, though I guess that can be replaced easily. There's a very faint stamp in the first photo, it...
11 years agoChristmas shopping :)
Got my hands on some cool Sonor stuff :) This is from 1956 - at least, that's what the date seems to be. I'm no expert, but it looks like a D411 Tonik...
11 years agoLycky?? Ajax Pipper snare
Some more photos of the hoops. He's already cleaned and polished them, so they're as good as they're gonna get at this time. Unfortunately, the shell...
11 years agoLycky?? Ajax Pipper snare
My seller finally came up with photos of the hardware, as promised. It's heavily pitted, so I'm not sure yet whether I should pay for that as well, it...
11 years ago