Sonor teardrop hoops are not die cast. But thanks for the warning re the Evans heads.

/Magnus

They're not??

The ones that look like the old gretsch die cast???

damn. ok, my bad, but they still don't fit.

I'm gutted. Was very lookin forward to tryin em.

I guess emperors over ambasadors it is.

Read all about their composition here: http://www.sonormuseum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=15499&hilit=teardrop+hoops

Henk is the vintage Sonor expert par excellence.

Best,

Magnus

Oh man that stinks :-(

Manny

Well, I got a couple of those to use on snares and I can't say I'm very happy with the sound - too dry for my taste. So not much of a loss there for me - thanks for the heads-up though....

You could still use them on another drum, right??

Alex

Re: "These heads DO NOT fit properly inside drop die cast hoops.

This does not surprise me. Over the years I've out of necessity had to construct flesh hoops and then tuck skin on them to replace the heads on many German drums from the "tear drop" era. Apparently the German engineers who designed them held the view that the head's flesh hoop/mounting hoop should actually fit the width and span of the chrome counter hoop placed over it; rather than the head being held in place by fitting over the actual drum shell! I can't say this is universally true for all of the Germanic tear drop lug drums made but it seems to be so for the majority of those fitted with the "rounded over" top flanged style chrome hoops which lend such a distinct profile to these drums. And with the most modern production methods tending to reduce the width and depth of the aluminum mounting hoops on which synthetic heads are attached, this design anomaly can be quite confounding to modern day vintage German drum enthusiasts! Best solution in my opinion is to hunt down older vintage mylar heads in good condition to use, those having the more substantial mounting hoops. Bit of a problem, I know, but the unique beauty and style of 50s/60s German drums make it worth the extra effort.

Cyllocke "You could still use them on another drum, right??"

Absolutely

BUCKIE_B "Best solution in my opinion is to hunt down older vintage mylar heads in good condition to use, those having the more substantial mounting hoops"

Current production Remo heads fit perfectly, maybe even the older, non 360 Evans(not sure on this) but the new 360 definitely do not.

During this era, SONOR was making their own heads in factory. They eventually cut a deal with Remo. SONOR doesn`t make heads anymore.