German (?) snare drum ID - Page 1

German (?) snare drum ID Last viewed: 2 hours ago

Girevi

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Hi there,

could anyone tell me what make this piccolo (metric, 13.5") snare might be?

Thanks very much in advance.

Florian

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Father-42

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Mystery snare... never seen before...

ChristianB

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As far as i can see this is a Sonor Snare from the very early 50s! I think the called it Radio Star(not sure) they had metric shells and are very rare!

Regards

Christian

OddBall

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As far as i can see this is a Sonor Snare from the very early 50s! I think the called it Radio Star(not sure) they had metric shells and are very rare!Regards Christian

Winner winner, chicken diner....

He needs to contact Henk for details and I don`t see the rest of the strainer.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i

OddBall

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Hi there, could anyone tell me what make this piccolo (metric, 13.5") snare might be? Thanks very much in advance. Florian

It,s SONOR, early mid 50`s. can you post more pics all around ? Member Henk will know about this drum. It's extremely rare.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i

Girevi

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Pity! It sold for 50 USD on Ebay and I didn't bid as the strainer looks so odd.... Thanks for all the expertise!

OddBall

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That was a SONOR collectors gem.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i

hemelsoet

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This was a quite rare Sonor radio star pancake.

It's in the 1956 Sonor catalog.

http://www.sonormuseum.com/1950s/1950s10.html

ChristianB

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Yap like i said😉

Regards

Christian

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