Wow, cool kit!

I like that it has an old school pull switch chain on the cymbal stand. Is that to make the cymbal sound warm?

Um... yeah, I know, prob a sizzle... oh well...

Sweet wrap!

Yep that was me!

I just don't understand why there would only be one seem. I mean, these Roxy shells are vertical grain, so there are a few seems per shell.

Overall everyone has been a huge help in identifying these drums, thanks very much!

:)

The 3 wrapped drums are Tromsa made and based on some details of the hardware are late 70's to early 80's. Although, Roxy based their kits on standard Tromsa drums, the hardware became proprietary into the 70's(Roxy existed from at least 1959 until the mid eighties, approximately). The hi-hat stand pictured is a Taiwan made one-----possibly ,original to a Roxy kit but I doubt it.

The snare drum is a Lefima------curious, because Lefima and Roxy didn't have any obvious connection but Lefima made a model of snare drum looking very similar to a model from Tromsa------with the centre lugs being of a unique concept but slightly different.

Regarding the shells with the seam patch. This is a style of shell design which was common in Germany, for about 50 years(possibly more). All of the makers used it -----it is very practical-----the shell is formed,butt joined and then secured with a reinforcing plate.I have had hundreds of German shells go through my hands, from all makers and I have never seen one broken at the main shell joint.

After Trixon stopped production, in 1972, Roxy seemed to broaden their scope, a little, marketing drums, that although were Tromsa based were enhanced in order to be more Trixon like. I have a snare stand labelled Roxy patented, the basket of which is so similar to a Trixon basket , I would swear it was made by Trixon. Roxy also had Tromsa use croco wraps in the 70's----this ,no doubt being the origin of the rumours, that Roxy were made by Trixon. Trixon also used a wrap called Moire-----very similar to that pictured on the Roxy kit here.

Mind Blowi

Thanks for the info!

I put a video together of me messin around in the drums. Just set them up and went at it. The high tom probably needed more tension. The bass drum sounded a little funky too.

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Sweet! They don't sound awful, but you're right - a bit more tension on the toms couldn't hurt.

Cool old kit! Nice job.

Roxy/Tromsa are designed for fairly thin heads. The batters were about like Diplomats and the resos thinner yet, just a little thicker than a snare head. Lately, I have gone to Pinstripes on the toms,though, with original Tromsa heads on the reso side. The 14's, set up like this are very full and vibrant and even the 10 x 8s are powerfull.

On the 20"---- Emperor or Pinstripe for the batter and a diplomat for the reso. I tend to use Ambassadors on the snares, except for the Piccolos, where I use original Tromsa heads , if possible.

Tromsa produced a lot of kits with 14" floor toms. Many of these were extra deep and due to the type of wood used in the shell, they have an unusually low resonance for the diameter of the drum.