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1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

And finally the before and after!!

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

I put some time into polishing the exterior. This snare is in such good shape, it made the process a real pleasure. Here are four shots of it on the...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

The joint inside the snare is pretty profound. There is no missing it. Welded, ground flat and not polished. None the less, I polished the interior w...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

Tension rods are all in very good condition and include all the washers. To clean: 1) Soaked in degooping liquid 2) With a paper towel and finger n...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

Thank you. I sincerely appreciate being able to participate in a forum with folks who appreciate incredible instruments. Just finished the snare....

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

Now for the DYNA-SONIC CUSTOM BUILT. Cleaning and a new head. No bridge. Came that way. I have been watching for one but I want one that is in simi...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

Thanks again! Made it down to Russo's Music this afternoon and picked up a 12 pack of Gibraltar tension rod washers to replace the 6 missing and one...

13 years ago
Cleaning tension rods with a drill

Sure beats hand cleaning 24 tension rods. Wish I had waited to clean them until after I saw your video. Next time ! Thanks.

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

While cleaning the tension rods, I noticed that there are three with a shorter thread. Yes, just three. Was this a factory oversight or something that...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

While disassembling the toms, one other problem was discovered. The washers from the underside tension rods on the 8 x 12 are all missing. The only wa...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

A few days later I pulled the heads of the toms. The ink, or whatever it is, was what I was most concerned about. These four pictures tell the story...

13 years ago
1973 Londoner V

Thank you ! The throne is a of the type you would find in a Dr. Office. I found it in a second hand store in southern NJ years ago and it found new p...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

A couple shots of the toms before cleaning. Sizes are 8 x 12 and 9 x 13 These are in nealy perfect shape. Just need a good cleaning. You really hav...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

Finally the results of the cleaning and polishing. I used Brasso as recommended by this site. No reason to need anything else so far. The hardware no...

13 years ago
1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany

Here are the old versus new collets. I could not tighten the cast collets enough to lock the toms in place. The set was just not usable as a result....

13 years ago