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sonor.com. Sonor is a German musical instrument manufacturing company headquartered in Bad Berleburg. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest percussion companies in the world. Sonor currently manufactures drum kits and hardware . Apart from drum kits, Sonor also manufactured a wide range of other percussion instruments through its history.
- 1875; 148 years ago
SONOR Sound Secret. The SONOR Sound is more than the sum of our knowledge, commitment, and experience. It is a unique masterpiece, captured in an instrument created to express what no other voice can say: This is YOUR Beat of Life.
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The exclusive SONOR Artist Series combines the experience of the world's most talented drummers with SONOR's vast percussion instrument manufacturing expertise. Kompressor Snares Our new Kompressor series snare drums transform air to pure sonic energy, that takes your breath from the first hit.
Current Force Series. In the late 1990's Sonor with KHS in China and opened a new facitlity to make the Force series drums. Completely new designs followed. Production started with Force 2001 and 3001. In 2003, the lines were updated with TAR mounts and the 1003 and 503 models were added.
- Sonor Has Been Around Since 1875
- With Great Passion Comes Great Drums
- They Let Us Build A Snare Drum from Start to Finish
- How to Get The ‘Sonor Sound’
The factory is based in Bad Burleburg, a few hours north of Frankfurt. But that wasn’t always the case. A man named Johannes Link founded the company in 1875 in Weissenfels, East Germany. His son Otto eventually took over, followed by his grandson, Horst. After World War II, the family had to flee East Germany’s new communist regime, leaving behind...
When we arrived at the factory, I met with brand manager Karl Heinz-Menzel, who told me about the company history and brand values. “If you want to be successful,” he said, “especially in the music or drumming industry, you need to have passion. Combined with the history of this company, it means something very special.” Karl gave us the grand tour...
As if a tour wasn’t exciting enough, I had the chance to build a Sonor Vintage Beechwood snare drum (with some help, of course). This 14” drum is designed to have a classic ‘60s sound, which comes largely from the rounded bearing edgethat replicates the drums of that era. Here’s how they do it at Sonor: First, they ‘cook’ the wood in an oven so it ...
A few features set Sonor drums apart from others on the market. One of these is the smaller shell sizes. Another is the construction, which comes from Sonor’s old timpani designs: the drumhead goes far beyond the bearing edges, which creates a different sound. Quality definitely comes first for these guys. Karl emphasized that they don’t want to cr...
Welcome to the ORIGINAL site established in 1999 dedicated to the dissemination of information on new and out-of-production SONOR Drums and accessories. Inside you'll find scans from our catalog collection, specs, finishes - basically anything I can glean from an ever expanding infobase. I am appealing to EVERY SONOR OWNER to share pics ...
The Vintage Series is the ultimate transformation of the original SONOR sound, look & feel of the fabulous 50s, 60s and 70s drums, casted into a contemporary concept. It offers great acoustic versatility, live or in the studio. It allows everything from thick rockgrooves to delicate jazz rhythms.
