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Vintage 1983-84 era Sonor Lite Drums_German made
$ 1267.2
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Description
Selling in very good condition an 80s era Sonor'Lite'
series drum set shell pack.
All the drums are finished in piano black lacquer.
The shells are constructed from Scandinavian Birch according to Sonor literature.
The bearing edges are in pristine condition.
The interior of the shells are in pristine condition.
This set consists of a very lovely and highly sought after Birch snare drum; a Model LD557-OL 7.25"x 14" Snare Drum finished in piano black "Onyx lacquer." The 'OL' in the suffix stands for Onyx lacquer finish.
The snare drum is a 24-lug drum, 12 top and 12 bottom and features heavy die-cast rims and Sonor's parallel design snare release mechanism - a work of art.
*Interestingly and of note; the LD557 model snare drum was offered in both the 'Signature' series and the "Lite' series of drums. The model was identical except for the badge logo. This is based on the Sonor 1984 printed catalog entitled, "The Drummer's Drum."
I installed new heads to the snare drum just to appreciate its full greatness. This snare drum alone is worth 00 to 00. Just an amazing sounding snare drum.
Details:
LD557-OL 7.25" depth x 14" diameter Snare Drum
LG20: Bass drum 20" diameter by x 16" depth with original spurs.
LT12: 12" diameter small tom x 10" depth
LFT14: 14" diameter x 15" depth floor tom with original legs
LFT16: 16" diameter x 17" depth floor tom with original legs
Tom holder for attaching the 12" tom to the bass drum included.
The tom holder is an original Sonor product and may have been from a double tom floor mount stand, cat. # HLZ5285.
Original 80s era Sonor snare drum stand included, cat. # Z5570
The bass drum as well as the three toms are supplied with used heads. It is recommended that the buyer will need to replace heads.
These drums do need some attention as cleaning and polishing is needed.
This set is in excellent condition short of the usual scuff marks and dirt considering a set of 37 years in age. All mechanical features work.
The maple bass drum hoops as pictured are not original to the kit.
More pictures soon to be uploaded.
Sale is for local pickup only.