Stephen!

Mid to later 60's era Beavertail wood Dynasonics were 5 ply.. maple/poplar .. with 5 ply maple re-rings. The later XP-8 series wood Dynasonics of the 80's were all maple.

Tommyp

Thanks Tommy. I'm selling my collectibles, and only keeping drums that I play a lot. Unfortunately, my same era Powertone sounds better to my ears, so I'm going to pass this one along.

Thanks again.

Stephen

maple Birch maple Birch maple.

it never was poplar.

I know. This is earth-shattering. However.... it is true.

And this information source is none other than Mr. Harry J Cangany Jr.

Well, it surprises me that Tommyp was misinformed. But you are the acknowledged Rogers expert in this place, so I'll maybe wait until some others chime in.

Thanks so much for the reply.

Stephen

Tommy was not misinformed. The whole world was. We all were. however, Harry Cangany has published quite a bit on vintage American drums, and is one of the best experts in the field. His source was Keller.

The XP10 drums of 81-84 were ten ply All North American Maple.

Guys-this is most interesting and very intuitive and thanks for the education.

Wayne

Yes, on the advice of others here, I contacted Mr. Cangany about the drum before I put it up for sale. I'm afraid he didn't give me the courtesy of a reply. But I know he's the end all be all authority on these drums, so I'm sure Ploughman's information is correct.

Thanks again for the very helpful replies.

Stephen

Ploughman!

Very interesting! I have to say that my Dynasonic "build knowledge" was the result of many discussions back in the day with a friend of mine that used to be referred to as "Mr. Dynasonic". You may remember him as Dynapro from years ago too. I am speaking about Charlie Costello of course! I had never heard about the birch plies in addition to the maple.. but .. makes complete sense to me! I would always acquiesce to your Rogers build/history knowledge. Now... anything to do with BR and his drums/endorsements/history, etc. is another story!

Tommyp

I need confirmation from a wood expert. Anyone got a spare shell we can dissect, and preferably one that has been given the Swiss treatment? Hurting

If Cangany is right, it does help understand one aspect of why it would sound quite a bit different than a PowerTone.

What do we expect they intended by using the birch instead of the poplar? They are both relatively soft hardwoods. I'm guessing birch is the less dense of the two. Do we think that birch was more expensive than poplar, and therefore used in the shells of the other drums in the set?

It also causes me to wonder if anyone is sporting a wooden shell Dynasonic with a regular set of 20 strand snares rather than a bridge, and what differing tonal and overall behavioral differences they've observed.