Hey Matthew, That mount/bracket on the bass drum is for a cymbal rod...You can fine them at stdrums.de Mikey

Hi all,

I'm late to this thread so forgive me.

It seems I have the same kit as the original poster.

From what I can gather it's a kit from Sonor's 'Star' range. I believe mine was made early to mid '60s.

I've owned this kit since the mid '80s.

My kit is looking for a new home actually, so drop me a line if anyone's interested. The location is near Sheffield in the UK.

I remember these from the 60's. I was playing Trixon at the time ,so I was interested in Sonor,which had similar design and engineering. I never saw this wrap in person(just catalogues) but did see a white/black version, which sat under spotlights in a dealer showroom. It was always referred to as "Zebra" and always commanded a lot of attention. Sonor had a reputation,then,as now for making well crafted full sounding drums but the hardware was always considered suspect. They were early to include plastics in stands and such,which at the time was considered "cheap". Just a sidenote. Between the late 50's and mid-60's Sonor heads were made by RKB West Germany-----which was in fact Tromsa. Tromsa also made a bunch of Sonor marching drums.

KellyJ-----I think you have the correct name for this. Gold Pinstripe. There was also a Silver Pinstripe and I think I have seen a Green and Red version----but not from Sonor. This is one of the strange wraps that I suspect was made by a German co.-----probably now defunct. There was one co. name of Deutsche Celluloid Werken ,which made wrap for Trixon, but the only wraps that Trixon used in common with other German drum makers were the fine grain glossy sparkles of the 50's and 60's and the Croco(Tromsa used this too). This wrap in your pictures was also used by Tromsa(I have both the gold and silver on kit or snare) and Trowa.There is an old(early 50's?) Trowa, Konzert Trommel(orchestra snare) on ebay.de right now in this very wrap.Your wrap looks to be in really good shape. Mine are less good. When the sparkles get oxidized and dull the wrap begins to look like a very snowy black and white interference ridden T.V. signal. I long ago dubbed it the Bad Reception Wrap!---take that any way you like.

Gorgeous '60's wrap. Very rare!

Calfskin, actually go back in this thread for a pic of the actual "Gold Pinstripe" sonor (Post #10)

I have the Gold Pinstripe kit and it's truly a gem. Recently picked up the matching bass pedal, hi-hat and cymbal stands as well as the bass mounted cymbal arm to make a complete kit.

Whoever buys your "White-Tiger Pearl" (as Jaye clarifed earlier with the catalog swatch) tear-drop kit will be very pleased!

For interest sake here is my Sonor tear-drop "Rosewood" veneer re-wrap using late'50's early '60's beechwood shells. These are the thinnest shells I have ever measured at approximately 3.5mm's thick, yet extemely strong because the beechwood is so dense giving an awesome resonance.

-kellyj

Gold Veil...is it not? Or at least that is what Slingerlands version was.