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Richie Paradise
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Captain Bubble
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 Posted - 18/07/2012 : 15:19:45
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| Unusual! 4 lugs, basic strainer, strap hook, small size. For Marching Samba/Carnival Band? Probably sounds quite crisp and funky. |
Marcus de Mowbray
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mpthomson
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Posted - 18/07/2012 : 20:19:32
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| Unusual, but probably not a bargain at that price. Sonor also have a huge range of educational and marching band drums and this comes from those series. |
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Captain Bubble
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Posted - 18/07/2012 : 21:15:40
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| Agreed, it might be a Sonor, it might sound good and look pleasingly eccentric but £80 can you you better. I would almost like to get it as a curio, but no more than almost! |
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gaz farrimond
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Posted - 18/07/2012 : 21:57:34
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It is a Sonor: a forerunner to the newer lower end marching percussion. I've seen those strainers before; I'd actually hazard a guess at late 90's.
But Sonor's lower end marching percussion is still built to the standard of most companies mid range.
The current nearest snare to this (MB205) is over £200 (Albeit with a better strainer if you don't mind plastic)  !!!!!
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Captain Bubble
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Posted - 19/07/2012 : 08:06:58
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| It would perhaps make a nice little auxiliary snare and mini timbale beside a main snare. I actually quite like the ultra simple strainer: on, off, tension adjustment....what more do you need?! |
Marcus de Mowbray
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jimfisher
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/07/2012 : 16:25:00
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I've bought it, will get it next week - a bit concerned about how well 4 lugs will work on a 12" drum, but it looks like they're the decent heavy Sonor rims, so it's worth a pop. I used a 12x5 Sonor Hilite snare for years, as a lightweight/portable go-to, hopefully this will be as useful.
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Captain Bubble
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Posted - 20/07/2012 : 16:36:57
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Excellent! I would be very interested to hear how you like it. I have so many drums already that my policy is now "NO MORE" unless it is one I make for a particular use!
Those old Premier New Era educational snares are sweet little drums, the same size but more basic still than the Sonor, and I think they have 4 tensioners and much thinner hoops. I too wondered about 4 lugs, but with tough hoops rigidity is less of a question. I recently made a 13" snare with 6 lugs and standard weight hoops (probably less solid than those on that Sonor, and it works just fine. My timps have 8 lugs, even on the 40" one, but I have found that the 3 mm angle iron hoop is rigid enough to prevent problems. |
Marcus de Mowbray
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jimfisher
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Posted - 21/07/2012 : 00:15:21
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Cheers MdM, you have assuaged my concerns. I will indeed report once I've got in amongst it.
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Richie Paradise
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drumtuningworkshops
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Posted - 01/08/2012 : 21:56:20
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Great find.
VERY rare in this country...
...shows you how simple a strainer can be.
The same company that brought the Signature strainer...!
With you Gaz on the decade...
I wouldn't be worried about the price..."show me another" as they say! |
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Captain Bubble
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Posted - 02/08/2012 : 09:10:13
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| How do you like it Jim? I might be able to make a cradle to hold it to a stand if you need one. I have a 10" snare/tom on my hihat stand which is great for high snare and timbale sounds. |
Marcus de Mowbray
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jimfisher
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Posted - 03/08/2012 : 11:26:22
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Cheers cap'n, but I have a couple of snare stands it'll fit onto :) Not ****ted it in anger yet, but initial impressions are good:
very well made and solid, as you'd expect. Welded shell. The strainer seems to work perfectly! Not sure how it will withstand the energy of a gig, but it certainly seems to work a treat. A simple lever, held to engaged by the tension of the snares themselves - genius.
The shortage of lugs gives the drum an odd sound - tapping round the edge of the head reveals huge tension gradients, and this gives the overall sound a rather cloudy, 'bangy' quality. May require a smidgeon of damping. Still seems to sound bright & snappy though. Conclusion - win!
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jimfisher
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Posted - 03/08/2012 : 12:21:45
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Originally posted by Richie Paradise
Good news, glad I put it up.
Thanks Richie, much appreciated - how did you use it btw?
Cheers,
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