DRUMANDSTAGE Presents: Sonor artists and associates; plus product reviews and Sonor items for sale!

Please sign up for the Forum, if you haven't already. It's going to be a great resource very quickly. https://drumandstage.com/Forum/index.php3 snares drums to be completed soon! I need a liaison that will be in attendance at the Chicago Drum Show to relay us up to the minute information. eMail me: drumandstage⁠ @gmail.com ⁠ I will be at the Music City Drum Show. Let me know if you would like to meet up and talk Sonor.

We look at the virtues of the (very) Limited Edition 150th Anniversary shell sets and compare pricing to their SQ2 counterparts. Be sure to check out the Sonor Talk with Jerry Pentecost from Saturday. Lots of good information, and things that may surprise you about Nashville. Update on snare drums in WIP, recent sales and more!

With the marriage of the recreation of the Sonor Signature Shell, Sonorlite shell with Sonor's best engineered, most state of the art hardware ever; is there really a virtue to the limited edition drums over similar configurations you can build on the configurator? How much extra are you paying for the Anniversary models? Would the value of the Anniversary sets endure the test of time? Should you go ahead and buy one now?

Our friend and Sonor drummer Arthur Mambuca shares his excitement of opening his new Sonor Artist Bronze snare drum. Arthur will be providing a full review to be shared with the Sonor Family, and which will, in whole or part, be part of DRUMANDSTAGE's own forthcoming review of the Sonor Artist Bronze.

Named "The Hardest Working Man" by Modern Drummer Magazine, Sonor Artist Jerry Pentecost is a full time drummer, DJ and seemingly whatever else he can squeeze in to his schedule while raising twin 4 year olds.Jerry discusses his love for Sonor drums and the high level of craftsmanship that led him to the brand, as well as the stellar support he gets from Jeff Mulvihill and Henry Go who represent Sonor at KHS America. Jerry discusses other aspects of his life and career and that at 40 years old he still considers himself at the top of his career, citing drummers still working well into their 70s and 80s. He has obviously found a welcoming home with Sonor and hopes to stay with the brand through the rest of his career.

New interview awaiting approval. 2 snares drums soon to be ready for sale. Forum is coming along smoothly with Frank Godiva contributing tremendously to the content.

The Musician's Friend/Guitar Center Exclusive 150th Anniversary Steel Kompressor Snare Drums see a widened price gap compared to the catalog models following a price drop of the standard models on multiple retailer's sites, GC/MF included. No information has been provided about additional 150th models or reduction of other models in the current line.

Do YOU "NEED" an ATA style flight case for your new 150th Anniversary HLD 590? If you are a gigging or touring drummer, it may be worth the extra investment to press a case into service that will take all the abuse of load-ins and load-outs without compromising an important piece of the HLD 590 package. Why ding, scuff, nick or scratch the proprietary case when you can keep it in mint condition and still gig your flagship snare drum stress and worry free? Email for pricing: [email protected] Also: check out the new Forum: https://drumandstage.com/Forum/index.php

The 150th Anniversary HLD 590 has been delivered to those who purchased it, and the verdict is in. If you have that snare drum you NEED the King Kong Kases ATA style case. Details in the video. One interview last week had to push, two scheduled for next week. MAJOR content additions to https://drumandstage.com/Forum/index.php Please sign up and become a part of that today.

Shell sets don't seem to be sellingHLD 590 sold out immediately and only 100 were made (for a 150th Anniversary) 150th Anniversary Steel Kompressor Snares (in USA) are only available from 2 retailers and were released with no fanfare; while the catalog counterparts have had a price drop. No word on future released of other 150th models from the rest of the Kompressor Sonor continues its recent years tradition of offering no swag whatsoever (in USA)