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another swivomatic question
The short arms are the same as the long arms: same hex stock. The later arms sometimes will not fit the earlier plates, regardless of long or short......
12 years agoanother swivomatic question
Ok then, if you've been buying the parts separately that is likely the source of the problem. As I said, the vintage can sometimes make a difference....
12 years agoRogers Toms Identification! Paging The Ploughman!
They are probably '9/72' drums. Those little tags have a tendency to fall off. That looks like the Koa finish, it's lighter than the New Mahogany fini...
12 years agoanother swivomatic question
The early collet plates and hex rods were a tiny bit smaller. The later hex rods usually will not fit into the earlier collet plates. From the pictur...
12 years ago"The most recorded snare - makes it the best" Rant and Vent
When the subject is 'most recorded', it means in the realm of professional recordings that are sold commercially and have made it to one chart or an...
12 years ago"The most recorded snare - makes it the best" Rant and Vent
However a Supra landed in a particular studio, the various producers thought it sounded good on tape. And so, it wasn't switched for anything else. "...
12 years agoRogers 1962 Pre-badge Dynasonic snare question
A very valuable and expensive drum you have there....
12 years agoRogers Luxor collection
"got rat a tats" !
12 years agoRogers Tower Drums? Cleveland Era. Roger guys help!
In answer to your other question: The Tower bass did not have a cymbal mount originally. Also, the factory rarely put the nails thru the paper tag. T...
12 years agoRogers Red Onyx kit--Should I?
Those are late 60's Rogers. They have the later speckled grey interiors, later t's and claws, nothing unusual about them. Script badges started in ar...
12 years agoQuestion bout Rogers R360 snare,,,
Hey, with the right heads and tuning almost any drum can sound decent as long as it's in round and the edges are good. It's a drum: play it... ;)
12 years agoRogers question
Yes, the catalog shows a 14" floor tom, and the buyer probably wanted a 16", so the dealer ordered it that way. The layout on top of the bass is the...
12 years agoRogers Tower Drums? Cleveland Era. Roger guys help!
Hi, I only mentioned the Luxor snare because that was standard with the Delta outfit. Yours was upgraded to the Tower snare, which is nice because all...
12 years agoRogers question
I'm very sorry, my bad, I misspoke. Old age = faulty memory. That is a 'Citation' (1964 cat) or 'Citadel' (1967 cat) outfit. Same layout, but they u...
12 years agoRogers Luxor collection
Yep, they all sound pretty much the same as long as they have the same heads and wires. i get up there to dust only once in a while. They don't get t...
12 years ago