Number one.........condition.

If the drums are in reasonably good condition and you feel confident you can clean up the rust.

Missing parts..... And here, only you can make the decision to replace with period correct Rogers parts, for example Hoops.... tension rods... bass drum Ts and claws. Mounts, swivomatic mounts, tensioners, tom arms, etc.

Extra holes...... from missing mounts, or aftermarket replacements.

LUGS............... Are they Beavertail lugs......or Bread and Butter Lugs? The drums will have paper tags inside that will say something like this... Rogers Drums, Holiday (series) and in the lower right corner will say Cleveland Ohio, Dayton Ohio or Fullerton California. If the drums are Cleveland Ohio tags, serial numbers above about 40,000 will have Beavertail Lugs. Interiors on Cleveland Drums and early dayton era drums (serial numbers into the lower 70,000s.) will have a flat gray paint.

This detail pic shows a Rogers Swivomatic Bass Drum Tom mount/arm, as well as a close up of a beavertail lug.

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Here is a detail pic of a Rogers Paper tag...this is on one of my Dayton era drums from 1966.

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For 200.00, its probably certainly worth your trouble.

As always, thank you. I'll keep you posted on what I find. I'm pretty excited. It's one of the few brands I've never owned. That in and of itself makes it rare in my house. I've always wondered about them, but never sunk the dough into one. Maybe this time? We'll see. I'm swinging by after I send the kiddos home. Unless it's too far gone or something like that, I'll bring it home. If all goes well, I'll have four kits to restore this summer. I am so looking forward to the end of school!!! I'll check back in tomorrow night and let you know what I find. Thank you so much Ploughman. Great stuff.

[COLOR="DarkRed"]That's pretty cool dude. One other thing to look for is the size of the floor tom...it's probably a 16, but if it's a 14...you just hit gold.

the only thing I hope is that it's not an R360 or R380 (those were the sorry asian imports which Rogers tried to pass off as their own for a couple of years)...in which case, they are only worth about $200....but that would be very obvious.

If it s the B & B lugs (pic attached)..look carefully at the lugs, particularly the short sides of the lugs, to see if they are cracked (may need to run your finger along the "corners" to tell for sure). Even if so, just the shells and other hardware's worth $200, so get in anywhay...but to restore a B&B kit takes a bit of investment....

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I got 'em. 20x14, 13x9, 16x16. They appear to be a Londoner minus the 12 inch tom. How can I nail down the date? Tags state "Fullerton" and 64547 is one of the numbers. The sparkle silver finish is decent. Man oh man...this is going to require a LOT of work. The shells are in really good shape...with the exception of a three inch spot on the reso side bearing edge of the 13 inch tom. Any idea who would do a good job and won't charge an arm and a leg? My questions abound. What's the best way to clean this kit? Normally I would use very fine steel wool. I'm not familiar with this hardware and I don't want to mess up the chrome/grooves. Am I on the right track?

Thanks guys.

Oh, by the way...how did I do on value? I paid a bit over $200 for these three drums. Did I do ok?

Here's a few more pics.

That's all the pics. Is this worth restoring? Should I invest and kick the energizer bunny into high or should I part it out and make a profit.Eye Ball

1969-70, early Fullerton. You did fine.

Looks like your "vacation" is all planned out this year. Four kits ... ten weeks... sounds fun!!

Nice score! Those are going to clean up real nice Cool1