Sonor follow-up to Slingy post

[Coelacanth]

If that kit has beech shells, I'd be interested in picking it up for $600.

And that, friends and neighbors, pretty much sums it up.

 

[drmhed]

If that kit has beech shells, I'd be interested in picking it up for $600.

Scott...did you receive my PM?

Also...pardon my ignorance, but how can I tell if these are the beech shells we suspect they are?

 

[Coelacanth]

If that kit has beech shells, I'd be interested in picking it up for $600.

Scott...did you receive my PM?

Also...pardon my ignorance, but how can I tell if these are the beech shells we suspect they are?

If the badges look like the ones I mentioned earlier in this thread, and look like they haven't been tampered with (which I doubt, judging from the cleanness of the drums), then they would be the 6-ply beech Panthers. It seems unlikely that they're Phonics, but if they were, they'd be 9-ply beech. It looks to me like a Panther kit with Phonic Hi-Tech hardware (stands). If there's no funny business going on, you can't go wrong either way.

 

[drmhed]

If the badges look like the ones I mentioned earlier in this thread, and look like they haven't been tampered with (which I doubt, judging from the cleanness of the drums), then they would be the 6-ply beech Panthers. It seems unlikely that they're Phonics, but if they were, they'd be 9-ply beech. It looks to me like a Panther kit with Phonic Hi-Tech hardware (stands).

Clearly, the badges have NOT been tampered with. And the shells do seem to be the thinner 6-ply. I think y'all have helped me confidently confirm that these are the Panther series, with Phonic Hi-Tech hardware. Thanks!

 

[Coelacanth]

Forgot to mention, the Panther bearing edges would be rounded, while Phonic edges are 45 degrees.