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HELP! Recieved Free Vintage Rogers Drum Kit..Awesome Story Last viewed: 8 hours ago

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Very nice! What a find!

Posted on 13 years ago
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Thanks guys for all the compliments and help! It is in fact made in Cleveland and has a 16" floor tom, would absolutely love to get my hands on a 14" matching floor tom someday. Another cool twist to the story is that it was actually the singer in my band, his old drumset when he was little. His uncle gave it to him to beat on, and they moved houses so they put it in a storage unit. Well his mom forgot to pay the storage unit bill and it was auctioned off. Then the guy I got it off of found it alongside a country road on the outside of town. Talk about an AWESOME story! We verified it was his by the crayon smiley faces on the original Rogers drum heads (which I kept by the way). This set sounds awesome and I never plan on getting rid of it. Thanks for the awesome welcome to this website!

Posted on 13 years ago
#12
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very great find good drumming you are lucky Yes Sir

April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
66/67 downbeat with canister
Super 400 small round knob
1967 super classic obp





once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
Posted on 13 years ago
#13
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Nice catch! If you ever want to trade for a 5-pc set of 60's Ludwig Lemon Stratas let me know.

Walking

1965 Ludwig Super Classic WMP (22-13-16)
1965 Club Date/Downbeat Combo Blue Sparkle
Cleveland Rogers COB Powertone snare
1965 Ludwig Supra Snare
Posted on 13 years ago
#14
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From drew_bowman

Thanks guys for all the compliments and help! It is in fact made in Cleveland and has a 16" floor tom, would absolutely love to get my hands on a 14" matching floor tom someday. Another cool twist to the story is that it was actually the singer in my band, his old drumset when he was little. His uncle gave it to him to beat on, and they moved houses so they put it in a storage unit. Well his mom forgot to pay the storage unit bill and it was auctioned off. Then the guy I got it off of found it alongside a country road on the outside of town. Talk about an AWESOME story! We verified it was his by the crayon smiley faces on the original Rogers drum heads (which I kept by the way). This set sounds awesome and I never plan on getting rid of it. Thanks for the awesome welcome to this website!

That is just to cool! Congrats on the kit and welcome to the formWelcome

"If we can't be free we can at least be cheap" -FZ
Posted on 13 years ago
#15
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Welcome to VDF! Very nice kit and a cool history too! I hope you enjoy them for a long time.

I'm no guru, just a vintage drum junkie!

Psalm 150:5
1945 Slingerland RK sparkling gold pearl 26/13/14/16/early 50s 5.5x14 Krupa RK
1967 Slingerland green glass glitter 20/12/14/Hollywood Ace
60s Slingerland 24/13/16/7x14 project
24/13/16/7x14 project RKs
60s 5 & 6.5 Sound Kings
1942 7x14 WMP Krupa RK
1930s Slingerland Universal
1967 Ludwig Hollywood sparkling blue pearl 22/12/13/16
1967 Ludwig Supraphonic 400 & 402
1965 Ludwig Jazz Fest sparkling blue pearl
1923 Ludwig 5x14 NOB
Posted on 13 years ago
#16
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Great story. Looks to me as though these drums have literally shown up in the right hands. Congratulations,welcome to the forum. Great job cleaning those up.

Posted on 13 years ago
#17
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a Cleveland kit dropped in your lap at no cost......you mustbe living a charmed life......great job on the restore...I know how great they sound.....

those drums are more than twice your age !!!!!

Posted on 13 years ago
#18
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I am still waiting for the guy to come on here and scream bloody murder about the kit that flew out of his truck when he hit that darned pothole!!!LoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoLo

Nice find!

toodles

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Posted on 13 years ago
#19
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Haha thanks guys! Does anybody know what wood the shells are made of? They're WAY heavier than the shells on my last kit. Just curious

Posted on 13 years ago
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