The pro's,yes very rare size..This could be a pro or con when it comes to the Ludwig legs and Sonor mounts a few question's did the drum have Roger's mount's on it and you change them out? Then i would say if you change out the mounts that's a con but if the drum came with-out the Roger's mount's and you added the mount's {Ludwig/Sonor} that would be a pro..Sometime's guy's would order the Roger's bass drums with-out Roger's mount's and added the one's they liked..Question on the finish are you saying that the drum never had a covering and it's a stain finish? Again this come be a pro or con,if finish was a covering and you re-moved it that's a con but if the finish was a stain finish that would be a pro....Mikey

Thanks, Mikey,

As always your comments are much appreciated. As to the 18" Rogers bass, it has a mixed history. I bought it without mounts and spurs and installed the Ludwig and Sonor accessories myself. I removed the original wrap very carefully so that the shell remained in perfect shape because I wanted the un-damped sound of the plain wood shell. The shells have not been finished or lacquered and have remained that way for over 40 years of playing on and off. Like I said, I don't expect a connoisseur collector to be interested, but I am curious as to the value for a musician who wants the sound and quality of a vintage 18" Rogers bass drum. So, that being said, does anyone have an idea of the value of such a drum for a player not a collector?

Wait...you took off the wrap because you wanted the un-dampened sound of the shell, but you put a tom mount on it? DOH

18" bass drums are hot right now, for whatever reason. As a player's drum, I'd expect you could get a couple hundred for it...no collector is going to pay top dollar for a drum with so many modifications.

I would say with the mod's made by you that not a real big thing to me i have a set of Roger's with 2 26" bass drums and the guy who had them ordered them with-out the Roger's mounts and put Ludwig mounts on them-[tom and bass legs] he did not like the Roger's S-O-M mounts..I paid a fiar price for the set 1,500.00-{2-26".14",15", mounted toms floors 18",20"...}Now to your bass even with the finish re-moved and if the edge's have not been re-cut i would say a fair price for your bass drum is 350.00-450.00....I would buy it if i did not have one with a set....Mikey

Too bad about the mods. If it was in original unaltered condition, probably worth $800-1000, if mint possibly even more. With the mods, probably subtract 75%.

Worth more then that.........

I flipped a BDP 18,12,14 for $3,500 around 10 years ago!

That was about the time I first got online.I found someone who had it,and wanted to trade me for a 22" BDP Luddy BD I had.............of course I said yes!

I already had the 12 and 14 BDP Rogers here............

I told the guy in Seattle who bought it,it was pieced together.......he still paid that for it!

Disagree, values were up until a couple years ago. Market is down now. Here is an example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=130478550522&si=2AvRaGW1jxUt2sBiVSkc3Xc%252BhIo%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT

I know prices are down,but my drums were flat grey Clevelands,those are speckled Dayton.......if that has any bearing on it.

That WMP kit sure is pretty though.......wow!