Here`s a late 50`s trixon with that up and down knob thingy !!

Were the old heads calf skin and do you still have the rings ?

Some of the heads were replaced, but 2 calfskins are still on. What rings do you mean?

I also posted the rest of my set here on the forum (under non-usa drums). The set is not the same as the snare, but might be of the same fabricator...???

I love that tone control lever.

I want to thank you all very much for your help!

Dule was right with his identification!

The final identification was done by a German classic drum expert (Ingo Winterberg), who really knows ALL vintage German drums.

It's an old Trowa from the mid '60s.

FLOATING HEAD? Redneck don't get it.

Hi Roy.

Pretty snare - I have the previous version in the full drumkit. :)

Yes, Dule is right absolutely - it's a Trowa Weißenfels snare version between 3rd and 4th generation. It has a new parallel strainer - eccentric conception instead leveral type, but still previous short 'teardrop' lugs without "thin-top". This is transitional modification of Trowa snare lines - it could been produced from 1961 to 1964, before introducing a changed shape of lugs.

Well, about heads - you can easy get any types of calfskin or plastic heads from original Trowa's supplier placed in Altenburg. Calfskin heads were delivered under the AP brand and plastic's under the brand CONRAD. Now this factory is revived and production is available - you can find all contacts on "Altenburger Pergament" site.

Lucky restoring.

George.