Karl Heinz Weimer died in 1997, after handing over the remaining Trixon business, including the warehouse containing the remainder of unsold stock to a partner, Arthur Oeschger. ДЄfter the company was dissolved, Karl Weimer continued to provide repair service and spare parts through his music store, Music City in Hamburg, one of the largest dealers of music instruments in Europe. When Rippen collapsed in the early 70's Trixon was also closed down, due to intense competition from Japanese drum manufacturers. in cooperation with the Dublin based Irish piano company, Rippen Ltd. To meet demand, Trixon opened a new facility in Shannon, Ireland, under the name Trixon, Ltd. In 1967, Trixon began producing drum sets in collaboration with the Vox Musical Instrument Co. Trixon began exporting drums to the United States in 1965, which required a new and larger factory, opened in 1966 in Hamburg/Reinbek. There are photos of Ringo Starr of The Beatles playing (borrowed) Trixon drums during the band's early days in Hamburg, before his endorsement of Ludwig drums in 1963. Trixon quickly gained popularity with American jazz drummers of the 1950s and had several major artist endorsements, including Buddy Rich, and Lionel Hampton. Originally hand built by Weimer in his Hamburg, Germany workshop, Trixon drums proved popular enough with jazz drummers in Europe that the company opened a factory in Hamburg/Bramfeld, which produced Trixon drums from 1956 until 1965. The revived Trixon company is currently headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. ContentsДЄfter the company closed, the Trixon brand has had two revivals, the first in 1997 (which lasted a short time after all the inventory was destroyed by fire) and the second in 2007, which has remained to present days. Their product line eventually included vibraphones, xylophones, conga drums and many stands and fittings. Trixon drums were remarkable for their innovations in their construction, including conical and ellipsoidal shaped shells, and unique designs in mounting hardware. Trixon is a former German musical instrument manufacturing company, established in 1947 by Karl-Heinz Weimer. Drum kits, vibraphones, percussion, melodicas

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