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Rogers Cleveland vs Dayton?
That catalog info (from The Rogers Book?) doesn't say anything about a mahogany layup. It states that they are standing on a 'mahogany parade drum she...
11 years agoXP8 musings
Not a 'finish ply' under that wrap. Might have seams around the middle, dark patches etc. Still smooth, but not cosmetically appropriate for a clear f...
11 years agoJust scored a pristine Rogers Londoner 7 (without snare) for $350.
What The Ploughman says is correct, and he has done a lot of research. Also keep in mind that batches of tags got mixed up as they were distributed ar...
11 years agoRogers Cleveland vs Dayton?
I have never heard of or seen a Rogers shell in mahog/poplar/mahog. Rogers used mahogany as an outer veneer on drums that were to be painted, but the...
11 years agoRogers Classmate snare
The Classmate was a student-level drum. Instead of lugs it has those center posts, and the trods go thru clips top and bottom on the single flange hoo...
11 years agoRogers WMP Cleveland era 22-16-13 resto.............
The F stamp was by the guy who built the shell. the Initials on the tag were from the person who assembled the drum.
11 years agoStrange 70's Rogers tom arm post Help please
Not Rogers, for sure. Made in a local machine shop no doubt, and nicely plated. That would provide a very strange, nearly unusable, layout. The ite...
11 years ago9/72 Series Rogers Drums Questions
They are indeed different, but all good. Every company makes changes as they go along - that's progress. The cast collet noses are the only thing I w...
11 years agoDeeply rusted hoops - any ideas?
If it's a drum that is worth restoring, the only solution is to have those hoops replated. The plating is mostly gone and the surface is eroded. They...
11 years agoRogers marching or concert drum?
That snare is the real thing, imho. The wrap has the orange-peel texture that wraps had in that era. The way the edges are dressed with a file is corr...
11 years agoWhat makes it vintage?
From mcdrummer...
11 years agoTwo Style Hoops on Rogers Drums?
And, as I said, I think the 12" hoops are both Rogers... ;)
11 years agoTwo Style Hoops on Rogers Drums?
You guys are looking at the wrong photo. The 8x12 hoops are in separate photos, the 16" hoops are in a single photo in the original post. The 16" hoop...
11 years agoFound A Rogers Bass Drum
Dayton tag + flat grey interior = 1966. 20" shells are common if you need one to rewrap. That one is too far gone to bother with, unfortunately... I...
11 years agoTwo Style Hoops on Rogers Drums?
That top hoop on the 16" is not Rogers. Looks like an old import.... The hoops on the 12" are both Rogers. Can't tell if they are different because...
11 years ago