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Rogers Swivomatic bass drum pedal felt beater ball.
Anyone know of a suitable replacement? I have the original felt ball that goes onto the end of the rod, held on by a bolt. This thing is nasty, old,...
17 years agoRogers Swivo Set Screws and Decals?
Where you all buy these from? Gotta buy 2. Al Drew Music, JP Creations, etc.? Are the set screws the same from both places? Hey, I only need 2, an...
17 years agoDyna Sonic Expert Out There?
You guys are killing me. No clue what kind of shape it's in. Looks like a head that's been on a drum since 1970 I suppose. Sorry, I last played the...
17 years agoDyna Sonic Expert Out There?
Just wondering, I'm in the process of putting new heads on a Rogers set circa 1968-70. As for the snare, a chrome Dyna Sonic, the original snare side...
17 years ago"Original" Rogers Bass Heads, Coated Ambassadors??
Yeah, beats me about this "hazy" stuff too, just read it somewhere. Though my snare has the original snare side head on it (says Rogers on it), and i...
17 years ago"Original" Rogers Bass Heads, Coated Ambassadors??
Just curious if a Rogers set, from approx. 1968 to 1971, came from the factory with Ambassadors on both bass sides? Buying new heads for an old set o...
17 years agoCrash recommendation??
Thanks for the reply. Though haven't heard them in person, I'm leaning towards something like a 15 or 16 Armand Zildjian crash. Zildjian bills this...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
PK -- Thanks for the advice. Yeah, don't really want to mess with felt stripes, etc. The coated Powerstroke 3 is a given, just not sure of differenc...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
About the original Dyna-Sonic specs, Diplomat batter, and hazy Ambassador snare side, just had some drum shop guy tell me, the Diplomat's of, say the...
17 years agoCrash recommendation??
Setting up an old Rogers set which hasn't been played in 35 years. Just playing for fun at home. Have 2 old Zildjians -- 20 inch ride and 19 inch si...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
Jack -- Thanks so much for the info. As I've said before, I've just ben away from playing for SO LONG. And, my playing once I get heads on these thi...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
Great info -- Thanks!
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
Thanks for the tip. While certainly not "vintage" (I'm likely getting too caught up in all this....), I noticed Remo (and other drum head companies)...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
Hey, thanks again for indulging my ignorance. I think I just decided to put coated Ambassadors on the tops and bottoms of my three tom toms. For the...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
So, seems like a Diplomat snare side Remo may be the best application. Or, am I still a dope? I mean, I suppose different snare drums warrant differ...
17 years ago