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60s Sonor New York restoration
kk Seeing as I probably won't ever find a matching 14 or 18 floor tom for these, I'm going to finish this 71 Luddy 15X12 snare in the same wrap and u...
12 years agoVintage Teardrop Sonor Kit
Here's the outside of my 64 teardrop bass drum. I just stripped this and it is most definitely the original beech ply. [IMG]http://i306.photobucket.co...
12 years agoR.I.P. Bob Zildjian
Life long Sab player here too. I've tried many others and liked many others but only ever bought and owned Sabs. They have my voice. Now my son has st...
12 years agoR.I.P. Bob Zildjian
A moments thought for a guy who embodied cymbal making in the 20th century and beyond. He gave voice to many of us and music is greater for his having...
12 years agoVintage Teardrop Sonor Kit
so we can agree that the outer ply is most "likely" not beech and even more likely not factory original?
12 years agoVintage Teardrop Sonor Kit
how do we know that outer ply is Beech. We have already established that the original wrap was removed and that Sonor never used horizontal plies.
12 years agoGretsch Walnut lacquer
See Keith. I knew it wouldn't be long before the REAL experts chimed in. Great stuff. I too picked up some "gems" Thanx for posting this question.
12 years agoGretsch Walnut lacquer
Fantastic info. I never knew about the soap during sanding. Thanx a bunch for posting this.
12 years agoGretsch Walnut lacquer
A wood conditioner may help the wood absorb the stain evenly. Use this only if using oil stain. You may want to try water based first as it can be san...
12 years agoSaving Badge and Original Grommet
Yes, remove all hardware before finishing. Usually grommets are not "drilled" out though.
12 years agoWhere the hell are all the teardrop sets comin from?
KK I've had my teardrops for a very long time. Never heard much on em. Weren't a US name so they seemed like an uncommon drum. Probly not too many pr...
12 years agoVintage Teardrop Sonor Kit
Nice score on the kit. It appears to be a group of Sonor orphans. The "made in Western Germany" ones are earlier than the single badge, "made in Germ...
12 years agoCamco Finish Poll, Please Vote
I voted white lacquer by default, but any thing but the wrap would great. Being a sound first guy, I think it would be a travesty to wrap these if th...
12 years agoRestoration:Sonor Tear Drop Drum Kit
GENTLY pry the badges off with a thin knife. keep your blade tho the INSIDE of the tack. As for the grommet, there are some go photo tutorials on her...
12 years agoRestoration:Sonor Tear Drop Drum Kit
These are 64-65s Same kit that I'm restoring rite now. Nice score. Great drums.
12 years ago