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Sonor [smoke and mirrors]?
Great drums, but they started to lose me after they discontinued the Phonic and SonorLite series, the latter of which are some of the best drums to ev...
18 years agoYamaha vintage
It is lauan ("Phillipine Mahogany") with an inner-ply of birch, and sealed with a grey primer, though I've seen some in clear. his is the same formula...
18 years agoSuper Switzerland
Yes, it's Paiste, but they are as bad as cymbals get. Really, just entry-level junk.
18 years agoGretsch; made in Taiwan...
Kaman imports those kits from the same company that makes Gretsch USA and Gibraltar parts and hardware, so I'd say, YES, they ARE, in fact, tied to Gr...
18 years agoWhy not a return to the old style wraps?
Any acetate or nitrate wrap will flash when heated enough. Just goes up in a puff of smoke. This includes new acetate wraps e.g. 60's BOP. It's not th...
18 years agoWhy not a return to the old style wraps?
The fallacy is that the old pearls would not react if they were kept in an environmentally inert atmosphere and protected. The reality is that the onl...
18 years agoWhy not a return to the old style wraps?
It's kind of the same issue with lacquers. Nitrocellulose lacquer LOOKS beautiful, but is loaded with ozone and lung-eating solvents, and the resultin...
18 years agoWhy not a return to the old style wraps?
There is actually a HUGE variety of wraps being made, but many are "special request", meaning they are spec'ed and designated for specific manufacture...
18 years agoI was told i wasted my money.....
You certainly did NOT waste your money! Whoever told you that has no clue. I own a Yamaha kit of that vintage in Red Pearl (20/12/12/16, 5 x 14 steel...
18 years agoSlingapan?
Slingy-style lugs were common on imports at one time. My first kit, a decided no-name Asian firewood, red sparkle "gem" had those lugs on it. I think...
18 years agoIs this a Ludwig Rocker ?
I'm an old Ludwig aficionado, going back to the late 60's, and I've NEVER seen that sticker badge. Weird! What I am seeing here is a hybrid of sorts,...
18 years ago...Ludwig
There was no particular scheme with Ludwig's serial numbers. However, your description places the drums somewhere around '74/'75 or so, when Ludwig sw...
18 years agoDid Slingerland use Lacquer or Polyurethane?
Nitrocellulose lacquer was the finish du jour. Polyurethane as a decorative lacquer did not yet exist, and polyester was used only on imported instrum...
18 years ago1970's 22 inch AZCO Zildjian Rock Ride?
Yes, Avedis Zildjian proper, as well as Zilco and Canadian K's were produced at the AZO factory, now called Sabian.
18 years ago