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Trixon Kits
These are very beautifull. The teardrop lugged Trixons are by far the best. Trixon built their reputation on those drums and it was hard sledding but...
14 years agoHelp me identify this snare drum
i did some checking and your drum is catalogued in the 1969/70 Tromsa catalogue. model 204 13x5 and model 205 14x5. it is called the Amateur. i h...
14 years agoA Vox/Trixon Speedfire set on C/L
Vox had at least one previous incarnation as a marketer of drums--- A Tromsa made, 6x14 parallel drop snare from the early to mid-60's. http://www.vi...
14 years agoMelvik snare drum - this one's unique!
is there any chance of getting a good picture of the shell construction? that might offer some clues.
14 years agoSome interesting lugs
From Father-42...
14 years agoHelp me identify this snare drum
From MIKEY777...
14 years agoHelp me identify this snare drum
Roxy was a so-called stencil brand and were almost always badged as such. Not so for the company that actually made them, Tromsa. Tromsa for some reas...
14 years agoTrixon project
they look like they have spur mounts of type C, which were used from 1959 to 67. the hoops are the 1mm with a tight curled in flange---used between 19...
14 years agoTrixon Drums Standard or Metric Heads?
Trixon had two incarnations----one as a traditional German drum co. making snare drums that conformed to the Dresdner standard( 360-363mm) and 330mm.T...
14 years agoCarlton early 60's ?
wasn't quite clear on that answer but what i got was that the rack tom stand was part of the sellers gear and was for a Ludwig snare?------i have a ve...
14 years agoReplacing Drum Heads
i am a skin head guy. i'm not a skinhead but Mother Nature seems to want to make me one. since i am also a farmer , i can assure you she is not on my...
14 years agoHead & Snare Wires Choice for Beverley Cosmic 21
Beverley would have been outfitted with an Everplay Extra as standard equipment. I have a few of these heads and they are very similar to Remo Diploma...
14 years agoThrow-off
many drum companies in addition to those mentioned have had snare systems that were tuneable. it is something that is very desirable in an orchestra d...
14 years agoHollywood by Meazzi
if i hadn't spent so much on a pile of German drums, i might be interested because i have what i think is a Meazzi 5 x 14 snare. it has odd hoops----t...
14 years agoCarlton early 60's ?
very nice.---and i bet they are very nice sounding too. is the snare parallel? and where did that stand the tom is sitting on come from?
14 years ago