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Vintage W&A Kit Restoration
Purdie, Where does the pedal hit the head at ? Are you near the center ?
10 years agoNew Wrap on a not perfect shell
That looks like a joint. Like two tubes were joined together. Purdie is correct on this, if you turn that down, you`ll go through a ply. Maybe into a...
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
Dule yours is the one I`m thinking about, the OP has it in a Catalog. That vent don`t look chrome, and the cut is de-burred. SS in a lot of grades is...
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
The best theory I can come up with for these "Franks" is that during this time SONOR messed with Stainless Steel. No Known SS snares. I know of four...
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
Question for Pounder and Dule. Do you have exact weights on these drum`s stripped shells ? I can give you a 14"X5" Ferro weight.
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
From Dule...
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
Your 454 was not produced nearly as long as mine.
10 years agoSonor pedal lube and maintenaince?
Ya that`s gonna be the same deal different tools. I saw one in hand and I immediately said SK wannabe.
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
Take a look at these known early 70`s cat. scans. The ..rootbeer... one has a metal D454 with your lugs and throw and it`s your drum with the first Sw...
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
Yes and it`s Ferro-manganese, little magnetism.
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
That throw shows up only in the 70`s cats. It`s on Action and Rocker plastic lug snares.
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
It could have gone out with the last of the Swinger series as well. SONOR started Swinger as a low end kit and by 73 it was a Mid to High end kit with...
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
I agree with Magnus, It probably went out with the last of the Teardrops.
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
From Pounder...
10 years agoSonor chrome snare, what model? No badge?
You don`t need to remove a lug. Is it heavy ? Two reasons you wont find a badge on vintage SONOR,....in the fifties, SONOR has a script logo that w...
10 years ago