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German (?) snare drum ID
This was a quite rare Sonor radio star pancake. It's in the 1956 Sonor catalog. http://www.sonormuseum.com/1950s/1950s10.html
7 years agoMore Sonor Tigers
Hey Alex, That's a cool set. This tiger finish is one of the nicest ones Sonor made. I also love the sound of these thin shells. At this moment i play...
10 years agoHow old is this set?
Bassdrum is Sonor, made in the late 20ties till end 30ties. Take a look in these catalogs: http://www.sonormuseum.com/catalogs/1929/index.html Pedal i...
11 years agoSonor teardrop in red sparkle - help needed
I'll look into it this weekend, really can't see what's wrong with it. (on the video). Have to think about it. Shell depth of 4,5" isn't unusual. Henk
11 years agorestoring a late 50's sonor 'the new beat' teadrop
From 1956, the moment Sonor introduced the New Beat series, Sonor changed to inch sizes, also the lugs became the slim type. But as always during thes...
11 years agoVintage Sonor experts please help
Your snare is a Sonor D453 with imperial lugs. It was sold with the Sonor Ranger and Medley set and can be found in the (i believe) 1979 leaflets of t...
11 years agoVintage Sonor experts please help
Here are my thoughts about this set. Correct me if i'm wrong. All hoops are Swinger. Tommounts are Swinger. Bassdrum/tommount is Swinger. The dark int...
11 years agoSonor teardrop in red sparkle - help needed
Did you try to adjust the "lever" system. It has two, kind of, flat little cilinders with a little srew on top.These must be in the right position, ri...
11 years agoSonor teardrop in red sparkle - help needed
Oddball asked me to shime in here. Your snare is a D421 14" x 5" first shown up in the '64/'65 catalog, last in the '69 catalog. What i can see from...
11 years agosonor question
As far as i know, 2 layer plywood wasn't made by Sonor. Could that darker "stripe" be a "yearring" from the tree's growing. (depending on the directi...
13 years agosonor question
From calfskin...
13 years agosonor question
I see in some Sonor catalogues, that they quote inch sizes( '57-'58) but they are fractional sizes, as in 12 2/3" , 16 1/2"...
13 years agosonor question
i.m.o. it's a kind of 2 tone finish. Bassdrum has the same. Something similir like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PREMIER-CLUB-HIGH-TOM-13-INCH-DRUM-...
13 years agosonor question
The 1955 catalog, written in English, (also Deutsche Mark & Dollars). has only inches in it (no metric sizes) in combination with the older teardrop...
13 years agoUnique Vintage Sonor Snare ?
Henk,..Is that the same kind of lug from a 1935 Super Extra that Ludwig copied ?? I guess you mean the Sonor Extra....
13 years ago