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Calling all Rogers Experts!
It is a nice piece of historic Rogers work. It's particularly interesting from the point of view of the overall custom set-up and the bass drums, in p...
6 years agoRogers Wine Red Ripple snare needed
Is that a set you just got Mark? Nice one! No snares here either.
6 years agoDating Rogers Holiday kit and Dyna-Sonic snare
Yes, I sold it. It showed up once on a youtube video sometime later. It had belong to Bobby Chiasson at the drum farm. Nice kit. I really liked the de...
6 years ago1960 Ludwig Transition Badge Downbeat Outfit No. 988P in Oyster Pink Pearl
A very good story and a great outcome. That set has got to be about as rare as they come. Congrats on the 8 year achievement.
6 years ago1960 Ludwig Downbeat in Oyster Pink Pearl
Scary nice and too rare! What a special set of drums.
6 years agoDating Rogers Holiday kit and Dyna-Sonic snare
I had a kit in 14x20, 16 (depth) x14 and 8x12 that had that very dark fade on all three drums and I liked it a lot. They were similar era. You bass an...
6 years agoRogers Black Strata Headliner
I don't know the answer, but my speculation is that Rogers obtained theirs from a different vendor until Ludwig stopped using oyster black pearl in fa...
6 years agoRogers Fullerton Green Label
No clue, but it's not surprising in the Fulleton PowerTone era. I don't think I've owned any Rogers from that era, so haven't seen that green ink befo...
6 years agoFor Sale: 20/12/14 Olive Satin Flame Gretsch Round Badge
Like it, but local pickup isn't happening for me. I wonder if Steve Maxwell might want it if you took it to the downtown shop.
6 years agoRogers Swivomatic
Good catch on the C-clips Mike! Lugs probably replaced due to corrosion.
6 years agoRogers Swivomatic
The top hoop on each tom-tom is not a Rogers hoop and the bass drum hoops are not original. The rest that I can see is Rogers including what appears t...
6 years agoRogers Restoration 1963 Swing Time No. 2816 Outfit in Blue Onyx Pearl
Nice, nice work. Those are beautiful. Are they 3 or 5 ply shells? Can you compare the sound of those with a similar set in beavertail configuration?
6 years agoRed Sparkle Goodness
Don't you just love those three sizes together? Punchy bass and wide open toms. Sweet.
6 years agohow to re-close the grommet badge perfectly (?)
Purdie, I don't think that works for the look Steff is looking for. What you show works for a Rogers grommet, but I don't think it will yield what he...
6 years agoWTB: Replacement Rubber Sleeves for Snare Basket
I bought some of those a while back just in case I ever needed them. Seems that sometimes things show up for a while then disappear, like the Rogers d...
6 years ago