Plenty of people have done just that. Give it a try and see if you like it. It is a beautiful shell with or without the snare frame. Might be tricky to find a Rogers 10-hole bottom hoop for it, though there may be a few that have been separated from a Super Ten.

Hoops, no problem. Its the fact that the frame is "dyna sonic" and the drum will sound in complete w/o it. If a part is missing from anything, its not supposed to function..An old drum, I think the frame has to be there, the original, not those stupid copies!!...Dynas are "special"

Dynas don't have a snarebed (well, they do, but it is extremely minimal), so - as Wayne suggests - they are really incomplete without the frame and won't function/sound as intended.

/Magnus

A dyna sounds terrible w/o the frame, IMO. Poor response and plenty of snare buzz. I don't understand why anyone would find the frame to be a pain in the butt. If you don't care for the frame, buy a powertone or a superten instead.

Being lazy is the primary reason drums lost the frame. My advice for someone who doesn't like the frame or refuses to invest the ten minutes it takes to understand it....

Buy a Supraphonic.

There you go...I couldn't have said it better!!

-Mark

I,d take a PT or Super 10 for gigging anytime, but a well tuned Dyna is hard to beat in the studio.

Wayne!

As has been mentioned previously .. YES! .. a Rogers Dynasonic can sound good not only in the studio, but everywhere! It's just a matter of spending some time with it and getting to know HOW to set it up. As I gig on a 1967 or 1968 wood/WMP Dynasonic 99.9% of the time, I made this little demo in my drum room with my 1968 wood/WMP Dynasonic. The drums are 1997 Ludwig Buddy Rich's, as those are primarily my practice set ... but the snare drum here is the Dynasonic. Goes without saying that tension/tuning .. style/technique .. even sticks!, are personal!, but ... the Dynasonic is the Dynasonic, and this is a good indicator of how they can sound. As always, this is NOT meant to impress!, but more of a DEMO showing how nice these drums are, and especially so blended into a full set of drums. Hopefully you might ENJOY! I will also attach a couple pics of this particular drum! [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Eh-xWM_9Q"]1968 Rogers WMP Dynasonic with 1997 Ludwig BR's - YouTube[/ame]

Tommyp

That is a very nice sounding drum, it brings back so many memories. That was a very well done video, it seems we went to the same school of drumming, not to mention our choice of drums!!..Well done, and tasteful playing!!