Well, now I think at last we're ready to go to the last subject of my bargain.

This is 16 x 16" TACTON floor tom: semi-last generation's model (last drums already had a simple open-flange hoops as most other brands today).

Mint condition tom, original 'CONRAD' batter head and Remo Wthr King - reso head.

Wrap - Blue Ripple Marine Pearl.

I don't want to add any comments - nice drum except shell...

This is the model of super-cheapest line -- it made from rolled bakelized cellulose and its sound not great... :(

I'll planned to change this trash shell to normal beech or birch from my old reserves.

That's the end of this story.

George.

Hi George,

Wow, sweet! And you got it all for $147.00! That's like sugar!

Craig

Hi Craig,

Yeah, thanx... :) I don't still beleive in such luck...

But last month I was sad a bit - I was a loser on one of the russian drum sites - one guy grabbed a fine TROWA tom earlier than me...:(

Ce la vie...

George.

very interesting gear , George. I have the same snaredrum but it is the parallel version. The Amati snare stands puzzle me. They went to a great deal of effort to make a substantial stand-----solid tubular legs, heavy feet, strong heavy claw and hub but then put the flimsiest snare basket in existence on it---with paper thin plastic sleeves on the fingers. ????

The wrap that is on the tom was also used by Tromsa from the late 60's on. Prior to this , Tromsa was getting the very high quality wrap from Deutscher Celluloide Werken and then they switched to this thin very brittle wrap.

When reunification took place both Tacton and Tromsa stopped production. I wonder if there had begun a degree of cooperation between the two----perhaps in materials purchases, such as wrap-----perhaps Tromsa had begun to acquire wrap from East Germany because wrap like this doesn't show up on any other drums in the west. It would seem to be a value to Tromsa to take advantage of the depressed economy behind the curtain. They certainly were having a bit of a problem making a go of it by the end of the 80's as were Tacton-----hence the change in shell formulation etc.

Hi Phil,

There's no reason to doubt - basket arms made from good hardened steel, sleeves - PVC.

I suppose that your hypothesis is partly right --- I can tell you a bit about this factory.

Eilenburg was very toxic town. After 1945 "Deutsche Celliloid Fabrik AG" was reorganized under the USSR control into "SAG Eilenburger Celluloid-Werk", ---> "VEB Eilenburger Celluloid-Werk " (ECW) and further to "VEB Orbitaplast Gölzau" ---> "VEB Chemische Werke Buna" --- > "Eilenburger Chemie-Werk GmbH" and now its called "Polyplast Compound Werk GmbH" (PCW). Most of historical buildings of this company are demolished today

Before 1967 near 70% of all the products (include wrap) were exported to many countries. After this year nitrocellulose-raw and all types of wraps production was discontinued.

By this way I suppose that all the european wrap kinds after 1967 were produced by italian "Mazzuchelli SpA" which became a main supplier to music instruments decor --- wraps for drums, harmonics, guitars, accordions & etc.

George.

Same Tacton floor as mine (a posted some pictures before).

Also in great condition but cardboard shell , also very thin without bearing edge (or 90 degrees. :) )

But hardware is fine, it can be useful for something else. And wrap looks great.