Sonor signature series Bell Bronze snare drum

The ultimate snare drum from 1988. My Bell Bronze. Learn my history and it's history with each other.

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[thislisa]

You say you don't get to play it a lot. What is the reason? Is it too heavy to lug to gigs or not terribly versatile? Or you like to keep it protected in your studio? Sorry, but I am just so curious about this drum.

[sonordrum]

@thislisa well it isn't something I think most people would use on a normal gig for many reasons, the fact it's worth around $5k is one and heavy? Yeah it will hurt you. But I don't play kit for a living anymore and it stares at me most days as if to say - hit me. I can't as much as I like due to schedules and work demand. :^(

[thislisa]

@sonordrum I wonder what there intention in making this drum was. Like you say, the weight and price doesn't make it practical for gigging around and the stand is too short for concert so I assume that wasn't their intended audience.

[sonordrum]

@thislisa well if you know Sonor at all, it's about making the best, most heavy duty -emphasis on heavy - drums around. The whole Signature line in the 80's (the era of bigger is better for everyone) was 12ply wood = heaviest drums around. So this seemed an extension of demanding the best possible drum for the most demanding of clients. Of course there was no need for this drum, but then again, why not? I fought with them to make that extension - but then they made the symphony drums.

[sonordrum]

@seanroohanipur One on eBay just sold for $5175 (last week). You tell me. ;^)

[BeatFxz]

If Iron Man where a snare drum...

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@unicursalhex Again, I understand your point; all I'm saying is that $2,100 for a single drum is overboard. I personally wouldn't ever drop more than around $800 into a snare drum, unless the occasion truly did call for more money, and truly was a justifiable purchase. Also, when I brought up segregating musicians, I was just referring to a perfect world. IMO you SHOULD have the best stuff around, regardless of skill level. Having a good instrument makes playing so much funner.

[unicursalhex]

@XxStrongDrums1996xX This drum had a list price of $2,100 when it was in production. There was/is nothing on the market made like it, it was well worth the money then and there was a reason it cost so much to make. Has nothing to do with segregating musicians. If you want the best of anything in this world you gotta pay for it

[thislisa]

@sonordrum Good point, it was the 80's. Practical or not, this is an amazing drum and one for the drum history books.

[thislisa]

I am certain it was you that I was emailing back and forth with about this drum in the early 2000's. I had been in a music store in the early 90's that had one and they got a kick out of asking everyone to pick it up. Years later I was looking for info on this amazing drum that I remembered in the store and the drumset with the copper hardware (Hilite Exclusive) that was also in the store. Your drum will be an awesome family heirloom for generations.

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@unicursalhex But the point it that you shouldn't need to pay. Most of the value behind this drum comes from collector's value. It's rare as HELL, so it makes sense, but it's still annoying. In my opinion, sound shouldn't be expensive. It's basically a way of segregating musicians. Now obviously you can't chard the same for basswood and bronze, but I think you get what I'm saying.

[unicursalhex]

@XxStrongDrums1996xX This is true but... That snare has a very distinct sound, the sound of a heavy bronze shell, and for that sound you have to pay