By the photo the shell looks to be a keller 6 ply maple with out rings..Also the drum is a home or shop made drum...Mikey

Hi Dule,

Agree with Mikey - it's a new-made snare with 'Trixon' (or 'Trowa-III') lugs.

Cheerio,

George.

Whoever made it , used the Trixon slot T-rods as well, which implies that they must have had a key and quite possibly then, a Trixon key. This puts this drum in the interesting position of being worth less than it's key, and it's badge.

However, aside from the pathetic triple flange hoops, that abominate it , it's not a terribly bad job of construction.

Or a coin.

Jon

Yes, coins or screwdrivers can be used but having been around slot head fitted drums for 45 years, I can attest to the fact that they weren't really designed for that. Keys are generally shrouded; the one exception being those flat stamped "Made in England" keys that Premier supplied with their cheap Beverley and Olympic drums. They supplied a cast shrouded key with Premier drums.

Shrouded keys that are of the correct overall and bar diameter----- and there are 8mm, 9mm and 10mm examples, with varying bar diameters on about 15 brands, reduce the back and forth play when tuning and result in the t-rod head retaining it's precision.T-rod heads that have been tuned with coins, etc. get rounded out and splayed slots, getting to the point that a proper key won't even fit anymore.

plus old Sonor key also... :)

Thanks for all replies

Mikey.It is very hard to believe that keller shell come to this part of world!And someone use it for that snare with that lugs

Oh, Dule! Easily! No any troubles - a half of russian custom drumcrafts use Keller's shells. Furthermore, perhaps it's a german made shell.

George.

Yes, of course, could be any key---my comment was mostly tongue in cheek but I once had to use a Sonor key-----the black plastic one, on a Trixon kit in the 70's----could not replace a lost Trixon key.

Sonor is a 9mm key with a thick bar and Trixon is an 8mm head with a thin slot, so the key fit,---only sort of. It would not go entirely into the slot and over time the t-rod heads were damaged and the key was badly chewed up. It was kind of like using a Tacton key on a standard t- rod ,if you get the connection.