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60's Sonor Blue Onyx
It's a shame that that wrap can't be salvaged. Sometimes surgery is necessary to bring the patient back to health... ~K
16 years agoNeed help identifying a Sonor vintage snare please
Wow! What a score...:D
16 years agoRestoring my 1966 Luddy Marching snare Pics
Sorry about your glue and wrap trouble. How's it going now?? Going back a little to the pedal part of your thread. It's a cool pedal! I picked up the...
16 years ago60's Sonor Blue Onyx
Yep! Blue Slate Pearl... I wish the wrap wasn't destroyed but the shell and chrome are in great shape and with a new wrap...really stylin' Kleening ~...
16 years ago60's Sonor Blue Onyx
Hey Poppy, I think you picked up one of these lately? Blue Slate Pearl. OK. In any case it's beat isn't it. ~K
16 years agoNeed help identifying a Sonor vintage snare please
Hmmm, There was a very recent long discussion on this forum regarding to "steal or not to steal" or perhaps "deal or no deal". This forum drew more re...
16 years agoNeed help identifying a Sonor vintage snare please
Very nice mid sixties snare. I have the same snare in beech but without the parallel strainer. The quality is awesome! Check out the sonor museum at...
16 years ago60's Sonor Blue Onyx
I'm going to keep the shell because it's in pretty good shape. I can glue and clamp the re-ring and re-wrap, maybe in Rosewood? All of the chrome is V...
16 years ago60's Sonor Blue Onyx
Thanks for the input. The bearing edges are excellent, except for a re-ring unstuck at one edge. ~K
16 years ago60's Sonor Blue Onyx
Hi All, Just picked up this mid 60's Sonor Blue Onyx 16" floor tom. As you can see from the pics the wrap is quite shrunk and lifting with several cr...
16 years agoCamco Question
Hey Gaz! Thanks for your input on LA Camco. No drill holes on the Bass! Do you have pics of your kit to share?Yes Sir The shells are superb and sure...
16 years agoSonor Rosewood Restoration
The tacks were found at a hardware store. Very rare though, I checked seven stores before finding them. I used original Sonor heads which are still in...
16 years agoGretsch Round Badge questions
Thanks Jaye, Yup, the consensus here is for option one. It really is a crappy factory finish...go figure, everything else is top notch, shells, die-c...
16 years agoGretsch Round Badge questions
That's probably the best thing to do, go to a wood shop where they can strip off the old finish completely. The drums appear to be mid 60's. They are...
16 years agoGretsch Round Badge questions
You guys have been a great source of inspiration, knowledge and encouragement. I' moving on soon to a new project and want to do it right. You have...
16 years ago