Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi list!

I'm just in need to exult my joy after opening two large boxes 
containing a SDS-III and the accompanying pads + all the necessary 
paperwork such as manuals, schematics, spec sheets and even the original 
receipt from september 1979.
It needs a little fixing internally, but the exterior is close to 
flawless after all these years.

And... thanks Tom!

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electronically yours, jesper - Happy moderator in Sweden... :)
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Hi Jesper,

Congratulations!

Any chance you'll be making some of that paper SDS3 documentation 
available via scans or PDF's? Seems to be a pretty limited amount of 
original docs available online for this desirable Simmons model so 
far. 

I'd love to get a copy of the paperwork that originally came with the 
SDS3!

FWIW, I've been trying to get a few basic dimensions of the case as 
well. For example: Wood Cheek thickness, distance between them or 
overall width. Measurement of bottom panel;(front to back), height of 
rear panel.

Kind regards, Randal 

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> Hi list!
> 
> I'm just in need to exult my joy after opening two large boxes 
> containing a SDS-III and the accompanying pads + all the necessary 
> paperwork such as manuals, schematics, spec sheets and even the 
original 

> receipt from september 1979.
> It needs a little fixing internally, but the exterior is close to 
> flawless after all these years.
> 
> And... thanks Tom!
> 
> -- 
> electronically yours, jesper - Happy moderator in Sweden... :)
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> www.electronic-obsession.se
> www.myspace.com/machinepop
> - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
>

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "randaleem" <randaleem@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Jesper,
> 
> Congratulations!

Thanks! 

BTW, I must've missed this mail originally 'cause I only saw it now
online while throwing out the spammer... anyway...
 
> Any chance you'll be making some of that paper SDS3 documentation 
> available via scans or PDF's? Seems to be a pretty limited amount of 
> original docs available online for this desirable Simmons model so 
> far. 

Yes, i plan to... one day. ;) Right now it's rewiring the studio and
kicking the Oddy back to life, fixing up the SDS-III in question etc
first. And also, my scanner doesn't work well with my new computer so
I have to scan with the old one and transfer. messy but will be done,
bear with me...
 
> I'd love to get a copy of the paperwork that originally came with
the SDS3!

Thank Tom for selling it to me! :) I even got his account saved in
mail. It tells a lovely story of a young man buying it at the factory
back in '79...

> FWIW, I've been trying to get a few basic dimensions of the case as 
> well. For example: Wood Cheek thickness, distance between them or 
> overall width. Measurement of bottom panel;(front to back), height
of rear panel.

Are you on that clone project? Or fixing up a battered unit?

-- 
electronically yours, jesper - Happy moderator in Sweden... :)
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www.electronic-obsession.se
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