A real Beauty!
Came across this gorgeous piece of German engineering recently.
Twin post, internal spring mid '60's Sonor. It was probably standard with Rosewood Tear Drop kit's.
Anyone know?
-kellyj
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Mid'60's Sonor Pedal
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"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing..."
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That is a Sonor "Champion" drum pedal. I think they started with those in the late 60's. You found them more on Champion, Swinger and Phonics sets than teardrops if I am correct. You can see more info here:
http://www.sonormuseum.com/hardware/1975hardware.html
Plus you can see them on the hardware for 1969 at sonor museum.
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I bought one of those new in '72.Nice,smooth action.Got ten years out of it,then switched to Premier 252's.
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A great pedal indeed! Smoothe action, very nicely engineered. Built to last.
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Thanks for the help and the great comments
Yep, I think it's the German drum engineer's version of the "Tiger Tank".
I can't believe how good looking it is too!
It's sooo retro! If Rosie on the Jetson's played drums, this would have been the pedal she used...Jump For Joy
-kellyj
"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing..."
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