Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

here is my inventory and serial numbers and no, none of them are for sale


sds 400 1143
sds 800 1420
sds 8   587
sds 8   1380
sds 8   1474


hope this helps

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "ken evans" <tycho33@...> wrote:
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> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, brian walker <brian1075us@> wrote:
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> > SDS IIIÂ  serial number 111
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> > only a little more than 100!
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> > SDS 7 Serial number 0001
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> > I will check the numbers on the rest of the instruments over the weekend
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> > --- On Thu, 8/18/11, jesper <jesper@> wrote:
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> > Subject: [Simmons Drums] number of units of each model?
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> > Date: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 2:51 PM
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> > Jenna and I spoke in a swedish synth forum about the number of SDS-IV's 
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> > produced. This led me to think about the rest too... Does anyone 
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> > comments, guesses are OK too if well-educated. ;)
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> > I'd like to see a compilation of the highest serials ever seen...
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> > Here are a few assumptions and guesses from your humble moderator:
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> > SDS-I (the original prototype): 1 unit
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> > SDS-II (afaik a slaughtered test): 1 unit
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> > SDS-III (has anyone seen numbers above mine? (98)): 100 units?
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> > SDS-IV (has anyone seen numbers above mine? (19X))? 200 units?
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> > SDS-V (MusicAid, mk1, I think I've read 100): 100 units?
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> > SDS-V (Simmons, mk2, four digits at least): 5000 units?
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> > SDS-6 (I've never owned one and they're scarce): 1000 units?
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> > SDS-7 (four digits at least): 5000 units?
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> > SDS-8 (many! The best seller maybe?): 5000+ units?
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> > SDS-9 (also many, but I see the 8 more often): 5000+ units?
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> > ClapTrap (mk1 - a few hundred): 200 units?
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> > ClapTrap (mk2 - a few hundred): 200 units?
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> > ClapTrap (mk3 - thousands): 1000+ units?
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