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The Blue Book of Drums
I agree about not using 'mint' as a grade. It's the most overused and has come to mean everything that it is not. In coin collecting, mint means new,...
13 years agoThe Blue Book of Drums
George, you said the grades you're proposing are: New, Excellent, Fair and Poor I really think it should be New, Excellent, Good, Fair and poor....
13 years agoShow us your re-finished and re-wrapped drums
All of my regular gigging kits are rewrapped. No worries about bumps and bruises and relatively low cost. I have nice original kits as well, but they...
13 years agoThe Blue Book of Drums
Look, all I'm saying was that I hadn't seen one of your detailed posts because I was in the midst of posting mine. And in the post I hadn't seen there...
13 years agoThe Blue Book of Drums
There's more text in my post than what was quoted in your reply.
13 years agoThe Blue Book of Drums
George, if this statement: "In answer to your other points: yes, yes, yes, duh, I know that, of course, yes and yes." is representative of your att...
13 years agoRogers Drums - late 60's
Please forgive me for shouting: NEVER USE STEEL WOOL ON DRUMS. ;) Those drums are 1969-70, as stated above, and the Dayton is probably from 6-mos...
13 years agoHow many lugs on 14" tom
I have never seen a 14" tom with 10 lugs, only snares. I have seen 6 lugs on a 14" tom, mostly on cheap import sets from decades ago. Because of the h...
13 years agoYear span of Rogers Fullerton era drums?
The name Powertone was used only on snare drums until 1970. Starting in 1970-1 Powertone was used to describe kit drums as well as snares, and the H...
13 years agoThe Blue Book of Drums
George, I sincerely wish you luck in your endevour. But I think an attempt to establish prices is unworkable. The market varies from week to week (up...
13 years ago1964 Rogers swatch pack
And this one was used with the 1976 catalog. I have never seen another of these and didn't even know they existed in this era until I found this one.
13 years agoOld Rogers Shells Beyond Repair? Help!!!1
Those can be repaired, but it will take some skill. There are a few different ways to go: you could cut a piece of shell from another drum and glue it...
13 years agoRogers Luxor snare in B.O.P. on....
That was a steal. It took me years to find the one I have in that color, and I paid more too. By the way, there were never any Luxor tags printed wit...
13 years ago1964 Rogers swatch pack
This was used in conjunction with the 1964 catalog. These are pretty scarce, but I have seen them from time to time at drum shows etc.
13 years agoRe-installing badge grommet on 6-ply Ludwig…Need second opinion
I would say around 1/8" (4/32) to make a nice flange on the inside. That first photo shows more than 1/4" coming thru...
13 years ago