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Are 1950s Sonor Drums Hard to Find?
They show up occasionally but I've never seen one in A-1 shape, or complete.There were not that many sold. Sonor wasn't a huge seller in N.A. ,until t...
12 years ago1930s Beverley snare resto - Lug problems
From jsjazz...
12 years agoStrangest drum size ever?
It is only 1/4" over 15". That means you only have to trim 1/8" with a router off of the shell, down about 3/4" from each bearing edge. You can then u...
12 years agoCrazy wrap..what's this ?
Tromsa was on a never ending quest to compete with cheap oriental imports, so they got into some interesting wraps, and while generally maintaining th...
12 years agoCrazy wrap..what's this ?
I've seen 7 lug designs on Tromsa. That one was second to the last and was out around the same time that Sonor and Rimmel used similar style lugs. It...
12 years agoHelp me understand :)
I thought his cello sounded pretty good. The real point is, as I commented before, is that it isn't the material so much as what is done with it. Pr...
12 years ago1965 Trixon Luxus *must see*
European Beech------i have seen 5ply too.
12 years agoCrazy wrap..what's this ?
That's mid range 6 lug drum from Tromsa---- mid-70's, into the 80's,or thereabouts. The lugs on it may be plastic.
12 years agoHelp me understand :)
From AZBill...
12 years agoHelp me understand :)
I don't think the type of wood in a drum means diddly. It's , once again a lot of smoke and mirrors, like the Tama Bell Brass thing. It isn't that the...
12 years agoModern vs. Flat Based Hardware - What do you gig with?
From tnsquint...
12 years agoModern vs. Flat Based Hardware - What do you gig with?
The spring leg stands-----Ajax, Trixon and Amati; all have a similar principle and like all mechanical equipment there are weak spots. Since they work...
12 years agoNEW BOOK - Italian vintage drums and Cymbals
that is great to hear about. I have some experience with Meazzi/Wooding and a fair amount with the cymbals but have developed a deep respect for Itali...
12 years agoModern vs. Flat Based Hardware - What do you gig with?
i don't gig much , for a few years, now; but when i did it was flatbased all the way and will be in the future, when i pick it up again. the general...
12 years agoHow many Vintage drums exist?
We live in an era of idolatry. The association of a drum brand with a certain drummer's use of them is what most people are intersted in. Hardly anyon...
12 years ago