kevin collinsNov 27, 2022
TIL that the Zildjian cymbal company was started in Constantinople (not Istanbul) in 1623. Seriously, it is a fascinating history of a very important Turkish company whose descendants migrated to the US. Then in 1981, 3 Zildjian brothers broke off to form the rival Sabian cymbal company. Both are still family owned and operated. Now you know this too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avedis_Zildjian_Company
Avedis Zildjian Company - Wikipedia

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One of the founders of Sabian, Robert Zildian was a WWII US Army vet who was on a patrol that encountered a group of German men in civvies that turned out to be musicians. One of those, Karl Heinz Weimer, would go on to found the Trixon Drum company whose product in the 1950s was the Speedfire, with an oblong shaped bass drum.
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Trixon also made standard drum kits with round bass heads, one of which Ringo Starr played in Hamburg on the last club dates in Hamburg; a borrowed kit. (He was a Premier player until he switched to Ludwig before the band broke internationally.)
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Trixon didn't sell well in the largest market for equipment, the US, and was only a bit player in the 1960s rock drum kit boom. (That was a bit of a joke *rimshot*. That was another drum joke.) They tried to market the new oblong kit under the Telstar model and with the Vox brand name (Vox being the amp of choice in early Beatle years) but it didn't work well. They hobbled along until 1974, but the brand name lives on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trixon_Drums
Trixon Drums - Wikipedia

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All this was brought to you by a question from my daughter that got me thinking about the Trixon drum, as well as the time honored boredom generator, influenza. Trixon article from Drum! Magazine-

https://drummagazine.com/trixon-a-strange-tale-of-an-odd-drum-set/

Trixon: A Strange Tale Of An Odd Drum Set - DRUM! Magazine

BY LIAM MULHOLLAND Near the end of WWII in Germany a G.I. named Bob was on a patrol with a U.S. infantry squad. The squad entered a building and found several men seated, dressed in civilian clothes. They offered no resistance and declared that they were not with the German army. The sergeant of the […]

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