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From ChristianB...
11 years agoHELP! What model/brand is this drum set and is it vintage?
From ticobaer...
11 years agoSuper Clean Majestic! Calling Ralf!!
Hi richm, Another great story which we all hope we may can tell one day, too ... Drummerjohn333 already said it all:...
11 years agoHELP! What model/brand is this drum set and is it vintage?
Your 'Super Champion' has just a (bad) copy of Sonor's logo on it. That's all with the commonalities with Sonor. The 'rest' is just a cheap and junk...
11 years ago10 inch MIJ tom
Here's the result: a rewrapped 10" Tom of the Sonor Global Beat series, new finish: a vintage red sparkle foil taken from a junk 12" tom. Besides fro...
11 years agoMy project for the summer holidays
Rare and beautiful score. But there is something curious about the double tom holder section: brackets and tom holder are types of Hoshino (Kougyou),...
11 years ago10 inch MIJ tom
This is my current project: I'll add a Sonor 'Global Beat' rack tom in 10" (with 5 lugs) and strip it. Searched and fortunately found an old 12" tom...
11 years agoMIJ ID Ralf?
Sorry to hear that the secrets of this drumset can't be open at the moment. I think it's not a Star made one: two dampers at a tom? Never seen at Sta...
11 years ago10 inch MIJ tom
The only 10 incher I've seen in a MIJ (Star) catalogue is this 'Kinder drums' ('Kinder' is the German word for children - I've no clue why Star called...
11 years agoStar-made Majestic
I just LOVE these offset lugs (some say: staggered lugs)! Great kit and job done, John! Ralf
11 years agoRideau Snare
The 1968 catalogue of Pearl at www.drumarchive.com says, that the finish was called 'Galaxy'. Ralf
11 years agoVintage Sonor Help
You can find more infos on vintage Sonor's here: http://www.sonormuseum.com/ The wrap was called 'Multi-brilliant blue' at Sonor. Can't really speak...
11 years agoMij Id Q
From Drummerjohn333...
11 years agoPremier 303 saved from oblivion
From Fayray...
11 years ago60s Star Drums
The left one, with the grating rosette inside, is a late Star tom bracket. In the same pic, on the right side, is a typical Premier tom bracket from t...
11 years ago