Sonor, maker of some of the most revered drums in prog, jazz, and pretty much all of music is still in full swing of its 150th anniversary celebrations. While the company released special anniversary editions of some of its most popular drums, today the German drum maker introduces the Sonor Momentum series. It’s available in three different wood configurations and a variety of kit setups. Let’s take a look!
Sonor Momentum: Maple, Birch, or Beech
With the Sonor Momentum series, the German drum manufacturer offers a modern take on drum kits. The new series comes in a variety of kit setups and three wood types: maple, birch, and beech. It does not stop there.
Sonor Momentum shell · Source: Sonor
For each of the three wood types, there are also four different colors: Red Pearl (wrap), Satin Pure White (matte lacquer), GT Black (matte lacquer), and California Burl (semi-gloss veneer). Each shell features the popular 9-ply (6 mm) medium shell construction, recognizable to Sonor fans from the company’s most luxurious series, the SQ2 drum system.
In terms of sonic character, Sonor describes the three styles as follows: the beech shells offer the most balanced sound with “warm tone with evenly balanced lows, mids and highs”. Compared that, the birch shells have more of a “smiley curve” type of sound with pronounced highs and lows. The maple drums are full on bass monsters, offering “a mellow, warm and balanced full tone, [with] strong low frequencies.” If you’re a fan of mixing things up, you can even combine drum shells of all three wood types for an even more unique sound.
Drum Shells
Featuring the one and only Jost Nickel · Source: Sonor
As is tradition with Sonor, the Sonor momentum also comes in a variety of shell sizes not seen with with other manufacturers:
Toms
08″ × 07″
10″ × 7.75″
12″ × 8.5″
13″ × 9.25″
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Sonor 10″x7.75″ Momen. TT Maple SPW
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$659.00 / £599.00 / 679.00€ at
Sonor 10″x7.75″ Mom. TT Birch GTB
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$629.00 / £574.00 / 649.00€ at
Sonor 10″x7.75″ Mom. TT Maple GTB
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$659.00 / £599.00 / 679.00€ at
Sonor 10″x7.75″ Mom. TT Beech CBU
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$572.00 / £521.00 / 589.00€ at
Sonor 08″x07″ Mom. TT Beech REP
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$599.00 / £548.00 / 619.00€ at
Sonor 10″x7.75″ Mom. TT Beech REP
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$619.00 / £565.00 / 639.00€ at
Floor toms:
14″ × 13.75″
16″ × 15.25″
18″ × 16.75″
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Sonor 16″x15.25″ Mom. FT Maple GTB
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$1,066.00 / £969.00 / 1,098.00€ at
Sonor 14″x13.75″ Mom. FT Beech REP
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$888.00 / £799.00 / 915.00€ at
Sonor 16″x15.25″ Mom. FT Beech REP
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$945.00 / £859.00 / 969.00€ at
Sonor 16″x15.25″ Mom. FT Birch GTB
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$969.00 / £883.00 / 998.00€ at
Sonor 16″x15.25″ Mom. FT Birch REP
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$969.00 / £883.00 / 998.00€ at
Sonor 16″x15.25″ Mom. FT Maple REP
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$1,066.00 / £969.00 / 1,098.00€ at
Bass drums (all without a rosette):
18″ × 14.25″
20″ × 15.75″
22″ × 17.25″
24″ × 15.25″
Snare drums:
14″ × 5.75″
14″ × 6.5″
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Sonor 14″x6.5″ Mom. Snare Maple SPW
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$854.00 / £777.00 / 879.00€ at
Sonor 14″x6.5″ Mom. Snare Beech SPW
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$795.00 / £725.00 / 819.00€ at
Sonor 14″x6.5″ Mom. Snare Beech CBU
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$777.00 / £715.00 / 809.00€ at
Sonor 14″x6.5″ Mom. Snare Birch SPW
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$799.00 / £733.00 / 829.00€ at
Sonor 14″x5.75″ Mom. Snare Maple GTB
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$833.00 / £759.00 / 859.00€ at
Sonor 14″x5.75″ Mom. Snare Birch GTB
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$795.00 / £725.00 / 819.00€ at
Sonor 14″x6.5″ Mom. Snare Maple CBU
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$844.00 / £769.00 / 869.00€ at
Sonor 14″x5.75″ Mom. Snare Beech CBU
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$775.00 / £699.00 / 798.00€ at
Each drum shell comes with features and hardware setups known from other popular Sonor Series. For instance, Sonor Momentum bass drums feature recessed tension rods and tension brackets with TuneSafe. Furthermore, the toms are equipped with the T.A.R. tom mount from the Prolite series, while the Sound Sustainer mount from the SQ1 series can be found on the floor toms.
Prices and Kits
The Sonor Momentum series is available to order now at Thomann*. Shipping availability is estimated for mid-November. There are four different kit configurations you can choose from (if you don’t want to combine shells individually) in four different colors:
18″, 12″, 14″
20″, 12″, 14″
22″, 12″, 16″
24″, 13″, 16″
Here are the Maple kits:
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Sonor Momentum 320 Maple Set GTB
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$3,499.00 / £3,189.00 / 3,598.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 322 Maple Set GTB
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$3,699.00 / £3,399.00 / 3,839.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 320 Maple Set SPW
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$3,499.00 / £3,189.00 / 3,598.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 318 Maple Set GTB
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$3,385.00 / £3,069.00 / 3,469.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 324 Maple Set GTB
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$3,959.00 / £3,590.00 / 4,059.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 322 Maple Set CBU
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$3,599.00 / £3,299.00 / 3,729.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 322 Maple Set SPW
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$3,699.00 / £3,399.00 / 3,839.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 318 Maple Set SPW
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$3,385.00 / £3,069.00 / 3,469.00€ at
Next, the Beech kits:
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Sonor Momentum 324 Beech Set REP
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$3,299.00 / £2,999.00 / 3,398.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 318 Beech Set CBU
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$2,985.00 / £2,699.00 / 3,059.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 320 Beech Set REP
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$2,899.00 / £2,649.00 / 2,989.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 318 Beech Set SPW
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$3,090.00 / £2,799.00 / 3,169.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 322 Beech Set REP
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$3,199.00 / £2,899.00 / 3,298.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 322 Beech Set GTB
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$3,333.00 / £3,055.00 / 3,449.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 324 Beech Set CBU
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$3,333.00 / £3,055.00 / 3,449.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 320 Beech Set GTB
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$3,111.00 / £2,799.00 / 3,189.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 324 Beech Set GTB
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$3,444.00 / £3,111.00 / 3,549.00€ at
And finally, we have the Birch kits:
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Sonor Momentum 324 Birch Set GTB
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$3,690.00 / £3,333.00 / 3,779.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 320 Birch Set REP
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$3,111.00 / £2,850.00 / 3,219.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 318 Birch Set GTB
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$3,111.00 / £2,844.00 / 3,209.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 318 Birch Set REP
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$2,955.00 / £2,666.00 / 3,029.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 320 Birch Set GTB
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$3,333.00 / £2,999.00 / 3,419.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 322 Birch Set SPW
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$3,550.00 / £3,222.00 / 3,639.00€ at
Sonor Momentum 322 Birch Set CBU
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$3,444.00 / £3,111.00 / 3,529.00€ at
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