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Identification OLD snare drum - Help! Last viewed: 1 hour ago

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Hi!

I'm new at this forum and I'll start right away with some pictures of my snare drum. I have no idea what this is and can't really find any similar drum or drum kit anywhere. Not even on the internet :/

I would appreciate any help i can get finding out the manufacture of this snare drum.

In one of the pictures, you can see where the badge was plased. It's a shame it's missing, but that's the condition I bought it in(about 500 US$ for complete kit with Ludwig Speed King pedal premier vintage hi-hat stand).

Maybe someone here knows the valuation of a complete drum kit in this design and age? :)

Many thanks from a Norwegian drummer band3

Posted on 12 years ago
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Welcome!

I'm sure you'll find this forum very helpful and entertaining - it's a great community!

Your snare is most likely of German make, but I do not know which. Could be Sonor, Trowa, Tromsa... Anyway, shark-tooth lugs AND sibler-schwartz wrap make it german quite safely, I suppose. I'm also guessing it's 50s/60s.

Could you post a picture of the interior?

Nice drum!!

Sysl krysu nenahradi!

-196?-72 6ply White Oyster Amati
-1960s 3ply Red Sparkle Amati
- Zildjian, Paiste, Zyn, Istanbul

http://bandzone.cz/blueswan
Posted on 12 years ago
#2
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This website may be of help:

http://home.arcor.de/pfaue/tromsa/tromsa.htm

Posted on 12 years ago
#3
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Welcome! Unique drum for sure.... looks like it was a favorite snare and got lots of use.

Not a Guru... just interested..
Posted on 12 years ago
#4
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You'll get somebody to ID this for you......only a matter of time on here.

BUT - you might want to consider re-posting this in the non-USA Drums section.

Best Blessings,

John

I had a great day! Instead of sleeping in and wasting the day, I got up at 8 and I had all my slacking done by noon!

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Posted on 12 years ago
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I'm pretty sure this is not a Sonor.

Possibly a Trixon.

60's Sonor Teardrops & 70s Premier AMs
Sabian
Vic Firth
Remo/Evans

"unless it's vintage, it's just another wooden tube."
Posted on 12 years ago
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Possibly "Trowa" Russian, I think.

Lug design looks familiar.

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Posted on 12 years ago
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I think its a RKB....German drums. The finish was used by Sonor and RKB....Its called Cabana Leopard. I have a Sonor set on the exact same finish. A beauty!

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Posted on 12 years ago
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From green glass drum

Possibly "Trowa" Russian, I think.Lug design looks familiar.

Trowa wasn't Russian. It was East Germany.

Sysl krysu nenahradi!

-196?-72 6ply White Oyster Amati
-1960s 3ply Red Sparkle Amati
- Zildjian, Paiste, Zyn, Istanbul

http://bandzone.cz/blueswan
Posted on 12 years ago
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Khm... thread passed me...

It's TROMSA snare.

From vintage drum bug

...German drums. The finish was used by Sonor and RKB....Its called Cabana Leopard. I have a Sonor set on the exact same finish. A beauty!

This wrap had a catalogue name "M-Kristall Schwarz-Silber" and was used on Tromsa/ Sonor/ Trowa/ Amati/ Tacton drums.

George.

Posted on 11 years ago
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