Just picked this awesome guy up and already had some even better offers on it. It's fairly rare these days in the Sonor world.
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Kinda like John Bonham and Steve Smith snare sound in one.
Manny
Manny,
That is a stunning drum! Would love to play/hear that thing. How many plies? Gotta love Sonor!
I believe it is a 9 ply shell (beech of course). Honestly it's an amazing drum and my wife really wants me to keep it so. I had a few several offers already but man this thing sounds great and is my first 8" deep snare.
I would have to keep that one for a while myself. Are both hoops original or is one a replacement?
That is one awsome snare you`ve got there in super condition and a keeper for sure.The 8" deep Sonors don`t seem to come up for sale very often and they have such a warm throaty sound to them.Is it a 90`s model?
Wayne
I would have to keep that one for a while myself. Are both hoops original or is one a replacement?
The top one is a replacement. Looks like a Hella (German company) diecast hoop up top. From Sonor they did not come with die cast hoops - or at least not in the catalog.
On that note I would like to mention that Sonor does not always offer kits from the catalog. A good point would be my Sonor Prolite kit which is not a cataloged yet 100% factory kit. In fact if you talk to any Sonor endorsers they will look at you puzzled if you mention cataloged setups.
I believe that it is from the mid to late 80's to be honest. The quality is out of this world. I would rather part with two or three other snares vs. this guy. In the context of rock or pop music it is the bees knees.
Manny
I have a Sonor 8" deep from 1988 and i know what you mean about the quality being out of this world! IMHO they are the best made modern snares in the world.Enjoy that beauty you`ve got there Manny.
Wayne
Wayne,
The guy who wanted it would not take no for an answer. Anyway I had a great local offer and he more or less matched it. I didn't want to sell it but it gives me $$ to go on the hunt for more great sounded rare drums. Oh well such is life. I have a pile of snares.
Manny
