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1958 Trixon Speedfire

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Thought I would share with you all....

My latest Trixon, It has the rare big sized bass drum 20 1/4 x length 28 3/4.

Also it has the Lionel Hampton 20" floor tom with the unusual leg fitting,

Also a good match for my late 50's Luxus...

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45/48 Slingerland WMP
51 Luxus WMP
56 Speedfire BDP
56 Speedfire WMP
59 Speedfire Aqua
59 Speedfire Red Sparkle
59 Deri Dixi Red Perloid
59 Luxus BDP
60 Luxus Black Silver
61 Luxus WMP
62 Telstar Blue Stripe
62 Telstar Red Croc
62 Telstar Gold Croc
62 Telstar Blue Croc
63 Luxus Gold Croc
64 Speedfire Blue Sparkle
64 Luxus Black/Gold Spots
65 Speedfire Gold Croc
66 Luxus Blue Croc
66 Vox Thunderbolt Silver Croc
67 Vox Telstar Blue Croc
67 Vox Telstar Red Sparkle
Posted on 6 years ago
#1
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Beautiful set!! Love the wrap!! How many different sized bass drums are in the Speedfire line?

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 6 years ago
#2
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Hi Grantro,

hows you mate?

The Speedfire came in 2 sizes....this large size and the other one is:

18 3/4 x smaller 26"....this size you can sometimes get the spare heads but the larger size are very rare..

The new Speedfire also has the mounting socket for the support arm to attach it to the bass drum...don't see many of these so well pleased...

45/48 Slingerland WMP
51 Luxus WMP
56 Speedfire BDP
56 Speedfire WMP
59 Speedfire Aqua
59 Speedfire Red Sparkle
59 Deri Dixi Red Perloid
59 Luxus BDP
60 Luxus Black Silver
61 Luxus WMP
62 Telstar Blue Stripe
62 Telstar Red Croc
62 Telstar Gold Croc
62 Telstar Blue Croc
63 Luxus Gold Croc
64 Speedfire Blue Sparkle
64 Luxus Black/Gold Spots
65 Speedfire Gold Croc
66 Luxus Blue Croc
66 Vox Thunderbolt Silver Croc
67 Vox Telstar Blue Croc
67 Vox Telstar Red Sparkle
Posted on 6 years ago
#3
Guest

May I ask you a question? You obviously love these drums and that's fine, but can you actually play them?

The reason I ask is, in a conversation I had with Kenney Jones years ago, he told me he had a Speedfire set in The Small Faces, and it fell apart completely in a matter of weeks. The lugs broke off and he wound up tossing the whole set in the trash. He then bought a Ludwig set from Brian Bennett that he still owns.

Posted on 6 years ago
#4
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Mr Diamond,

They are fantastic examples of late 50's style and architecture.

Wonderful design elements.

Does the Floor Tom have leg bracket mounts?

I do not see any mounts for the legs.

Beautiful stuff man.

BLAEMIRE DRUMS
Thanks to Mr. Jerry Jenkins
Posted on 6 years ago
#5
Posts: 904 Threads: 127

From DrumBob

May I ask you a question? You obviously love these drums and that's fine, but can you actually play them?The reason I ask is, in a conversation I had with Kenney Jones years ago, he told me he had a Speedfire set in The Small Faces, and it fell apart completely in a matter of weeks. The lugs broke off and he wound up tossing the whole set in the trash. He then bought a Ludwig set from Brian Bennett that he still owns.

Hi mate, I have played all my kits live mate, the Lionel Hampton floor tom is not good to gig as the legs are only at one height, but the others are fine as long as you put a pillow inside the large bass drum, the larger sized speedfire with the full rack of toms isn't a good one for playing live due to all the tom toms and not good for classic rock n roll... Ive toured germany with one of mine as shown in the picture with just the single rack and all was fine (but with a usual floor tom)

Would love to see a pic of Kenny and a speedfire, do you have one?

I will post up a pic of the gigging set with the usual floor tom

45/48 Slingerland WMP
51 Luxus WMP
56 Speedfire BDP
56 Speedfire WMP
59 Speedfire Aqua
59 Speedfire Red Sparkle
59 Deri Dixi Red Perloid
59 Luxus BDP
60 Luxus Black Silver
61 Luxus WMP
62 Telstar Blue Stripe
62 Telstar Red Croc
62 Telstar Gold Croc
62 Telstar Blue Croc
63 Luxus Gold Croc
64 Speedfire Blue Sparkle
64 Luxus Black/Gold Spots
65 Speedfire Gold Croc
66 Luxus Blue Croc
66 Vox Thunderbolt Silver Croc
67 Vox Telstar Blue Croc
67 Vox Telstar Red Sparkle
Posted on 6 years ago
#6
Posts: 904 Threads: 127

From diamond

Hi mate, I have played all my kits live mate, the Lionel Hampton floor tom is not good to gig as the legs are only at one height, but the others are fine as long as you put a pillow inside the large bass drum, the larger sized speedfire with the full rack of toms isn't a good one for playing live due to all the tom toms and not good for classic rock n roll... Ive toured germany with one of mine as shown in the picture with just the single rack and all was fine (but with a usual floor tom)Would love to see a pic of Kenny and a speedfire, do you have one?I will post up a pic of the gigging set with the usual floor tom

Here you go....what year was that chat with Kenny?

45/48 Slingerland WMP
51 Luxus WMP
56 Speedfire BDP
56 Speedfire WMP
59 Speedfire Aqua
59 Speedfire Red Sparkle
59 Deri Dixi Red Perloid
59 Luxus BDP
60 Luxus Black Silver
61 Luxus WMP
62 Telstar Blue Stripe
62 Telstar Red Croc
62 Telstar Gold Croc
62 Telstar Blue Croc
63 Luxus Gold Croc
64 Speedfire Blue Sparkle
64 Luxus Black/Gold Spots
65 Speedfire Gold Croc
66 Luxus Blue Croc
66 Vox Thunderbolt Silver Croc
67 Vox Telstar Blue Croc
67 Vox Telstar Red Sparkle
Posted on 6 years ago
#7
Posts: 904 Threads: 127

From green glass drum

Mr Diamond,They are fantastic examples of late 50's style and architecture.Wonderful design elements.Does the Floor Tom have leg bracket mounts?I do not see any mounts for the legs.Beautiful stuff man.

Hi, thanks for that and glad you like it too...

The floor tom doesnt have any leg mounts.. they are u shaped legs and just slot directly into the teardrop lugs, so subsequently you cannot adjust the height.

Thanks again...

45/48 Slingerland WMP
51 Luxus WMP
56 Speedfire BDP
56 Speedfire WMP
59 Speedfire Aqua
59 Speedfire Red Sparkle
59 Deri Dixi Red Perloid
59 Luxus BDP
60 Luxus Black Silver
61 Luxus WMP
62 Telstar Blue Stripe
62 Telstar Red Croc
62 Telstar Gold Croc
62 Telstar Blue Croc
63 Luxus Gold Croc
64 Speedfire Blue Sparkle
64 Luxus Black/Gold Spots
65 Speedfire Gold Croc
66 Luxus Blue Croc
66 Vox Thunderbolt Silver Croc
67 Vox Telstar Blue Croc
67 Vox Telstar Red Sparkle
Posted on 6 years ago
#8
Guest

From diamond

Hi mate, I have played all my kits live mate, the Lionel Hampton floor tom is not good to gig as the legs are only at one height, but the others are fine as long as you put a pillow inside the large bass drum, the larger sized speedfire with the full rack of toms isn't a good one for playing live due to all the tom toms and not good for classic rock n roll... Ive toured germany with one of mine as shown in the picture with just the single rack and all was fine (but with a usual floor tom)Would love to see a pic of Kenny and a speedfire, do you have one?I will post up a pic of the gigging set with the usual floor tom

Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of Kenney with those drums. They didn't last long. He said they fell apart within weeks and he tossed them in the trash. He said, "I bought those Trixons with the tank wheel bass drum."

Posted on 6 years ago
#9
Posts: 904 Threads: 127

From DrumBob

Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of Kenney with those drums. They didn't last long. He said they fell apart within weeks and he tossed them in the trash. He said, "I bought those Trixons with the tank wheel bass drum."

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the story mate...was it the speedfire set with the 0/700 with the 5 rack toms do you know as I dont own that one...

Such a shame what happened to Kenny, the group used to live near me in London years ago...

45/48 Slingerland WMP
51 Luxus WMP
56 Speedfire BDP
56 Speedfire WMP
59 Speedfire Aqua
59 Speedfire Red Sparkle
59 Deri Dixi Red Perloid
59 Luxus BDP
60 Luxus Black Silver
61 Luxus WMP
62 Telstar Blue Stripe
62 Telstar Red Croc
62 Telstar Gold Croc
62 Telstar Blue Croc
63 Luxus Gold Croc
64 Speedfire Blue Sparkle
64 Luxus Black/Gold Spots
65 Speedfire Gold Croc
66 Luxus Blue Croc
66 Vox Thunderbolt Silver Croc
67 Vox Telstar Blue Croc
67 Vox Telstar Red Sparkle
Posted on 6 years ago
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