Trixon Drums Industry Drum and percussion manufacturing Fate Assets reclaimed by founder. What remained was destroyed by fire in 1998. Founded 1947 Defunct 1973 Headquarters Hamburg, Germany Key people Karl-Heinz Weimer, founder; Arthur Oeschger, successor; Ingo Winterberg, collector, author Products Drums, vibraphones, percussion, melodicas Subsidiaries Ireland Trixon was a drum and percussion instrument manufacturer, …
Vater Percussion Industry Manufacturer of percussion sticks and mallets, Founded 1956; 62 years ago Founder Clarence Vater Number of locations Holbrook, Massachusetts Owners Alan and Ron Vater Vater Percussion is an American drumstick and percussion accessory manufacturing company. It was founded by Jack Adams, and is now run by his two grandsons Alan and Ron …
Above: The SDS 5 Electronic Drum Kit, ca.1981. Simmons (electronic drum company) Simmons is an electronic drum brand, which originally was a pioneering British manufacturer of electronic drums. Founded in 1978 by Dave Simmons, it supplied electronic kits from 1980 to 1994. The drums’ distinctive, electronic sound can be found on countless albums from the 1980s. The …
Sonor Type Private Industry Musical instruments Founded 1875; 143 years ago Headquarters Berlin, Germany Area served Global Products Drum kits, percussion instruments Sonor is a German drum kit and percussion manufacturer. The company was founded in 1875 as a percussion manufacturer. One of the oldest existing models of drums manufactured by Sonor is a 1942 …
Slingerland Drum Company Industry Musical instruments Fate Acquired by Gibson in 2003; 14 years ago Founded 1913 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Founder Henry Heanon Slingerland Headquarters Conway, Arkansas, United States Products Drum kits, electric & acoustic guitars, mandolins, banjos Slingerland is an American drum kits brand, currently owned by Gibson. The brand is strongly related …
Gretsch Drums Industry Musical instruments Founded 1883; 134 years ago, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Headquarters Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA Gretsch Drums is a drum kit manufacturing company, based in Oxnard, California. The company is part of The Gretsch Company range of musical instruments from its founding in 1883. Gretsch drums kits have been …
Tama Drums Industry Musical instruments Founded 1974; 43 years ago Headquarters Seto, Aichi, Japan Products Drum kits Hardware Tenor drums Snare drums Tama Drums is a brand of drum kits and hardware manufactured and marketed by the Japanese musical instrument company, Hoshino Gakki. Tama’s research and development of products, along with production of its professional …
Pearl Drums BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS Instrument: Drums CONTACT DETAILS Web Site: Other Links: See below: YOUTUBE VIDEO BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa -who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo- on April 2, 1946. In 1950, Yanagisawa shifted his focus to the manufacturing of drums and named his company “Pearl Industry, Ltd.” …
Yamaha Drums BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS Instrument CONTACT DETAILS Web Site: Other Links: See below: YOUTUBE VIDEO BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE Industry Musical instruments Founded 1967; 50 years ago in Japan Headquarters Hamamatsu, Japan Number of locations 3 (Japan, Indonesia, China) Products Drum kits, drum hardware Yamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation founded in 1967. The …
ROGERS – (Drums) BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS Instrument: CONTACT DETAILS Web Site: Other Links: See below: YOUTUBE VIDEO BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE Rogers Drums, was an American drum company created in 1849 and based in Covington, Ohio. Their drums were embraced by musicians from the dixieland movement to the classic rockers of the 1960s and 1970s. However, the …