Trixon snare restoration

[KenDoken]

I acquired a Trixon snare maybe luxor? The original snares were not included amd 14s seemed overlong so tied some 13" wires on and used a hair band to keep engaged. It has a happy tone that i havent heard and looks cute so thought i would give it some love

Im aware the original snares with plastic clips are unique and hard to come by so I may have to try and make. Does anyone have one of these? If so could you could you advise me on them?

 

[dboomer]

There is a guy in Serbia that make them new. Bibinsnarewires.com

If you are a DYI guy -

 

[KenDoken]

There is a guy in Serbia that make them new. Bibinsnarewires.com

If you are a DYI guy -
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Thanks

I had a look at bibinsnarewire.com really useful. I saw no mention of trixon wires but have emailed

Assuming the photo above is taken by you, whats the gap between end plates? Im going to take a guess at 350mm

 

[GSL]

I acquired a Trixon snare maybe luxor? The original snares were not included amd 14s seemed overlong so tied some 13" wires on and used a hair band to keep engaged. It has a happy tone that i havent heard and looks cute so thought i would give it some love
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Im aware the original snares with plastic clips are unique and hard to come by so I may have to try and make. Does anyone have one of these? If so could you could you advise me on them?

That was EXACTLY my first snare (part of a 4-piece kit) bought for £50, about what feels like 100 years ago!
Being new to drumming & pretty clueless (nothing's changed...) I had it fitted with a blue Evans Hydraulic head () & thought it sounded killer!
When I got married in the early 80's & stopped gigging, it sat in my garage, got damp, & was eventually binned.... Shame on me!

Apologies for hijacking your thread with no useful advice...

 

[dboomer]

Allowing for parallax, I’d call it 355mm when stretched

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[KenDoken]

Allowing for parallax, I’d call it 355mm when stretched

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Thanks d thats very helpful.

Seems soldering new ends on a standard set will not work as they travel past the shell edge (ala dynosonic, pearl ff)

I did hear back from the american arm of bibin tho - bill ray who pointed me in the direction of bettadrums.co.uk ( the uk distribitor )

This one might take a while to sort out. In the meantime i will enjoy the drum in its current form