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1965 Ludwig Club Date

Dude....$325?? GRAB IT!!! And try to get him to throw in the extra 14 floor tom INSTEAD of the cymbals......then sell the snare and get all your mon...

15 years ago
Trixon Drums Standard or Metric Heads?

Thanks!! As it turns out, the fellow who was selling the Telstar decided to keep them. The Telstars go for Big Bucks these days. Well, I'll just ha...

15 years ago
Trixon project

Nice set you have there!! Love the set, hate the yellowed color. Those teardrop lugs are beautifull...God knows why Trixon went to the rectangular ty...

15 years ago
Trixon Drums Standard or Metric Heads?

Thanks Diamond! I know a fellow who is selling a "Telstar" set with no hardware at all, not even the tom mount. But the drums seem to be in good shap...

15 years ago
Trixon Drums Standard or Metric Heads?

Guys, I have a question about Trixon drums, specifically their Conical "Telstar" set... These are the drums that look like "cones" with one end smalle...

15 years ago
Vintage Stewart Blue Sparkle

Very very nice set!! But i like it much better with the single mounted tom. :)

15 years ago
A Vox/Trixon Speedfire set on C/L

Vox Drums were available for the 1967/68 model years. But, of course VOX didnt make them, they were all made by Trixon of Germany. The Trixon drums a...

15 years ago
Trixon Telstar

You know what, those "conical" Trixons have gotta be the COOLEST Drums ever. They are like when an architect designs a building that is visually strik...

15 years ago
Trixon Telstar

Hey Diamond. Congrats!! AWESOME. You look at those Trixon Drums and it screams "60s Go Go". I badly want a set of those. The way the cymbal arm is...

15 years ago
Mystery Drum - Can You Identify It?

Potsy: To me, that looks like a Pearl Tom from the 1970s. The lugs look like Pearls to me.

15 years ago
Carlton early 60's ?

Diamond, Really nice drums there!!! love that wrap color. Nice find!!!

15 years ago
68 Pearl Valencia's

Dreams: As said before you shouldnt have to go past $250. Thats the top market price for Valencias. Do you really like that wrap? To each his own,...

15 years ago
68 Pearl Valencia's

Dreams: Thats the exact same set I own, except mine is Blue Sparkle. Nothing wrong with the 6 lugs, after awhile you just know how to tune em. The...

15 years ago
Gretsch Silver Sparkle Name Band Kit

Quinn... Beautiful, beautiful set. just gorgeous!! But I have to ask you this...how many people wrote to ask you if that was a rewrap? It looks lik...

15 years ago
Nice Orange Sparkle Kents

Hmmm...I dunno. I dont think any set of Kents is worth 400$. For that $$$, if you look around enough, you can get a Slingy or Ludwig from the same er...

15 years ago