What may seem to be chance opportunity to fill in for one of the planets top drummers was anything but. This was actually an event years in the making, right down to a duplicate Sonor set, that predated Todd's new Sonors by several years. This is a fun story for Styx fans, Todd Sucherman fans, and of course, the Sonor Family.

I have been out of town this week and look a little rough, but am feeling great. I don't have my files to do proper intros and outros, but here ya go!!!

Good Monday morning, Sonor family.We have some interview updates, the latest on the DRUMANDSTAGE exclusive product currently in R&D, I will be out of town all week, so there will probably not be any content this week. I also talk about Reverb pricing on my Sonor items, and why I am pulling my Reverb listings. I touch on a future video about my process of going through the Sonor Designer series snare drums carefully and thoroughly, and as usual, solicit ideas for future content.

Update on being out of pocket next week...I will pull Reverb Sonor listings this weekend since I will not be around to fulfill purchases. No Sonor and Coffee with Jules FridayHaving trouble nailing down potential Sonor interviewees! DRUMANDSTAGE exclusive product in R&D and will be a big help to many Sonor owners.

As a former Sonor dealer, and current frequent buyer and seller of Sonor, I see where people mislabel the conditions of the items they are selling. Also discussed is how some authorized dealer agreements can conflict with seller platform guidelines, such as those specific to Reverb. I go in to detail about what I consider "Brand New" as a consumer; why dealers may or may not opt (or be allowed) to sell certain items as "Open Box"; various reasons that buying "B-Stock" may be a bad idea, and that there is no relationship of an items age with rating it as "Mint" condition. We go a little deeper into being careful about buying from non-Authorized dealers, related to drums and otherwise. This is one that is likely to generate numerous counterpoints, and as I mention in the video, I am certainly open to considering perspectives different than my own.

In this really dragged out episode, Jules really tests the patience of the Sonor fans as he drones on incessantly for nearly 15 minutes in what almost seems like a sleepwalking episode. He discusses the great support from fellow Sonor enthusiasts, encourages input from others, mentions the recent sale of Sonor hardware and updates those still paying attention on the number Sonor artists in the works for being featured in Sonor Talk.Bad joke alert; if you endure the beating long enough to get that far into the video.

We examine the very limited reissue of the Sonor HLD 590, compare it to its ancestor and discuss proper cases for different Sonor Signature and other snare drums from over the years. 2025 marks 150 years of Sonor drum manufacturing. Sonor is the longest running, continuous builder of professional drums in the world. To commemorate this unprecedented milestone, Sonor released the HLD 590 with the same shell specs and construction as the original, but with Sonor's modern and state of the art hardware. For pricing and to order a King Kong Kase, or for any other inquiries, comments or suggestions: [email protected]

Quick updates regarding the page and Sonor items for sale.

I am asking everyone in the Sonor community who would like to be involved with contributing to content, to watch this video and consider doing/contributing to Sonor product reviews, Sonor gear run-downs, interviews or whatever else you may have to contribute in the way of Sonor content.

Good Monday morning, Sonor family! Good Sonor content on the schedule for this week, and some updates and general ramblings about our favorite brand! Do you own a Sonor Artist Bronze snare drum? If you would like to send audio/video clips, and/or be interviewed for the upcoming Sonor Artist Bronze Product Review, please email me at [email protected]