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Tacton Set
From green glass drum...
10 years agoSuper Zyn Hi-Hats
Search them on this forum and you will find a lot about them . There was a flurry of interest about 2 years ago. Super Zyn cymbals are no thinner or...
10 years agoGreetings from a Trixon noob!
Until 1964 , most Trixon kits left the factory with calf heads. Those that were fitted with mylar heads, had the original Ambassadors on them-----doub...
10 years agoTacton Set
I have a set of those resin shelled Tactons stacked in a corner , behind a bunch of other stacks of wood shelled drums. The room is generally unheated...
10 years agoTrixon spring loaded hardware
I'll look and see if I have a spare washer. I bought some from Ingo ( trixondrums.de), a few years ago but think I have extras. If not, Ingo may stil...
10 years agoBest tool for cutting wrap ?
the warmer the better. old wrap , if it is nitrocellulose can get pretty brittle. acetate wrap can be very brittle. keeping it warm , even using a ha...
10 years agoTrixon spring loaded hardware
If the foot shot off , that implies that the inside spring connection let go and the spring recoiled towards the foot. In such a scenario, the washer...
10 years agoWhat is this snare?
Bravo, Gwader.
10 years agoLefima snare drum
You probably mean in 1961, they moved. The kits from the early 60's( not sure what date) badged Lefima , are virtually identical to kits badged Tro...
10 years agoAjax drums
The oval badge was used from the 40's to the late 50's. I think there is some info. somewhere on this forum( 3 years ago or so) about the stamped se...
10 years agoTromsa Piccolo Snare
Ralf is correct. They are uniquely constructed and prone to cracking, very similar to Rogers lugs, with which they share some of the same materials....
10 years agoTrixon spring loaded hardware
the washer that fits over the outside end of the tube, is a purpose built piece with a kind of flattened figure 8 shape. It is also impressed in such...
10 years agoTRIXON Set
Most Trixon bass drums had a strap muffler ( often called a Pratt muffler in the U.S.). , except very early on. Yours doesn't seem to , which lends we...
10 years agoTRIXON Set
Your bass drum dates from 1956 or before and your tenor tom dates from after 1956, based on the hoop. It is possible for the two to have originally be...
10 years agoHayman vs Ludwig? how do they compare?
From sandwell...
10 years ago