Recent content by DangerousDave

After reading your post I googled Sonor, but they have totally different stamp that marks the year and month of production all combined in a 3-digit stamp.

Good eye! It's camera trickery. The finish ends right on the apex of the bearing edge. The ply that's after the apex (when looking towards the center of the drum) is not as dark as the stain finish. It looks to me like the bearing edge was cut on the outside, then the shell was stained, then the...

Son of a gun, I also checked with good Premier people, but as I removed the lug screws, I noticed the original lugs had two holes so it's not a Signia. I was so certain it was... Distance between outer lug screws is 11.5", distance between inner lug screws is 8 3/16". At least the outer holes...

Another thought came to mind: Premier Signia Marquis in sherwood lacquer. This is for now my biggest lead: http://www.drumarchive.com/premier/Premier1998HighEnd.pdf If distance between existing lug holes is 11,5", this could be the winner.

Hm, PDP seems to have smaller distance between lug mounting holes. As for finish, it was some kind of brown stain and a gloss lacquer over that. This weekend I'll take the drumhead off and take a better picture so you can see the finish. That'll also be a great opportunity to measure distance...

I did think the shell I have is either Ludwig or DW. Since DW has badge that's held in place by 2 small screws, I discarded that option. I kind of go with Ludwig option because of the number of plies. Mind you, I'm no expert on the plies of either manufacturer so this is purely a hunch. It seems...

Yeah, if you're using an aftermarket carpet :) Unfortunately shell is all I have. As I mentioned earlier, hardware that came with the drum is not original. I haven't seen shells that have stamped date inside so that was my go-to point. Maybe someone will find the font of the stamp familiar :)...

Any thoughts for now? Anyone? 🙂

Sorry, didn't have much time at the computer when I started the thread. Here are some pics. Previous owner put a PVC wrap on the outside which I still didn't remove. I can see on the bearing edge that it's stained and lacquered on the outside. Also, Tama hardware has been fitted so that's why...

Hi guys! Does anyone know who manufactures shells and stamps date on the inside? Seems like it's maple, the seam is diagonal, bearing edge is rounded on the outside, 45° on the inside, lacquered completely. Date stamped is: Thanks in advance!

Hello everybody! (I posted this on another forum also.) I stumbled across this snare on the net and ordered it. 113€ brand new! Finally getting a snare with depth that's been bugging me for a long time. It's a GXS - Galaxy silver sparkle finish. I'm really excited for a lot of reasons +...

I was just reading a thread that Joey Kramer moved to Pearl. Feel free to join in... Why do we get so excited when a drummer changes a product company? Is it the same way with the guitarists, keyboard players, trumpet players? Are we so lost in the sea of marketing that we live through the...

Hello! Sorry if similar thread exists, haven't found it. I own Tama drums. It seemed to me is the tension rods were M6. So to prevent detuning I got some M6 nuts and when I put them on rods, they appeared to be bigger and didn't hold. Does anyone know what thread does Tama use on their rods...

Hello! Does anyone know what kind of rubber it actually is? Or is it some kind of PVC sheet? It looks to me it's more 'plasticy' than 'rubbery'. I'm interested because I would like to get some sheets of that material to put it on drumset. For help, it's the part 2-1 on pic below...

Well, here it is... Not sure when it'll be available in USA, but as far as Europe is concerned, I think it's january of 2015. http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/product/hardware_data.php?year=2014&area=3&id=117#.VJgQM5AFAg