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Rogers Dayton COB Powertone
Picked this up recently on a whim, not sure was worth the shot based on description, but did anyway. When arrived, surprised at its condition, way be...
13 years agoReceived My PowerTone Snare Today...Surprise!
Okay, so I took a shot the other day at buying the chrome Powertone despite his "it has a haze" comment. Certainly, it was easy to assume that he migh...
13 years agoHelp Restoring Shine on Chrome Rogers Shell
Interesting solution, turned out quite nice. But for me, and maybe I made a mistake picking this particular snare, I really wanted a nice chrome PT....
13 years agoHelp Restoring Shine on Chrome Rogers Shell
Thanks for the support Ploughman. I needit after now having second tgoughts!
13 years agoHelp Restoring Shine on Chrome Rogers Shell
Okay, so this purchase of a Rogers Powertone might not have been my best...but seemed to be worth the money....the key word being "seemed". The shell...
13 years agoJust picked up a Dayton Powertone
Yup, that's the one, thanks for dating! Hoping the chrome needs polishing, but hard to tell from the pics. I'm just hoping it isn't worn, where it i...
13 years agoJust picked up a Dayton Powertone
Well, just added a Dayton Powertone to my snares. not sure how good it is until I see it closeup. Need to take it apart and clean/inspect and then t...
13 years ago'67 Slingerland Sound King
Thanks guys! I'm happy with the way it turned out, a little bummed about some of the scratches and that I can't get them out CryBaby, but overall se...
13 years ago'67 Slingerland Sound King
I finally took my Slingerland Sound King out of the closet to take apart, clean up and tune. Like the way it came out, but noticed a few things I did...
13 years agoWhy did Rogers make so many 20" BD's in the 60's?
I'm really diggin' the matching stool!!! Was that common with Rogers' kits?
13 years agoRogers Snare Dating, Help Please, Big R
For Big R series snares, my recollection is that some Big R snares had a serial number and some did not. Are the ones without sn's that later ones an...
13 years agoSlingerland Chrome Over Wood Snare
The one in the pic is #571xxx which, according to the serial number chart, is somewhere around early to mid-80's. For my collecting, that is way too...
14 years agoSlingerland Chrome Over Wood Snare
Here are pics of one of the chrome over wood snares. Others I've seen had the black & silver, Niles badge...nothing from the 60's I suspect. It loo...
14 years agoSlingerland Chrome Over Wood Snare
thanks Steve, I'll post later
14 years agoSlingerland Chrome Over Wood Snare
Have seen a few chrome over wood Slingy snares in the last few months. They use a plain chrome shell (no lines or distinguishing marks), 8 lug, Zooma...
14 years ago