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Building a Rogers Tower Snare . . . Your thoughts?

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And this is why I ask the Experts, the Forum's Guru's

I agree with what you have said, this beautiful tom will be brought back to its glory, as a Tom drum !

Thanks Mike, Glen and all of you for your advice.

Now the fun begins, trying to find the rest of the drums to make a set out of this !

My wife is gonna kill me.

Thanks again for the great advice

Michael

I picked up a beautiful 8x12 Rogers Black Onyx Tower tom shell that I am going to turn into a snare drum. I was able to get all of the original Tower snare parts for the build including the proper throw, butt, tall boy rim for the top and snares. Am still looking for an original Rogers 12" 6-hole bottom snare rim (if they even exist) but will use another makers rim until I find one. I plan on using a nice black vent hole piece in the swivomatic tom hole to "hide it". And some nice small black round head bolts to fill the holes. Everything seems to fit just right.

So. . . . Am I out of my mind for this project?

I absolutely love the wrap it look so cool and dont have a need for a tom.

I have also acquired a Pearl Blue Onyx tom drum and all the original parts for the Vision line to do the same.

What are the Guru's thoughts to this newbie????

Thanks

Michael

No Guru - I just love collecting & learning about vintage drums!

Some of my favorites from the kits in the collection
58 WFL New Yorker Blue Sparkle
67 Ludwig Hollywood Red Psychedelic
69 Ludwig Standard Red Ruby Strata
70's Ludwig BOP "Ringo" Kit

A few of my favorite snares
20's Leedy Black Elite
51 Leedy & Ludwig Knob Tension
58 WFL Buddy Rich Classic Blue Sparkle
63 Walberg & Auge Sea Blue Agave Green Pearl
66 Leedy Shelly Manne Blue Agate Pearl
Posted on 9 years ago
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Why not just buy one?

Drum Kits
1965 Ludwig Clubdate Oyster Blue
1966 Ludwig Clubdate Oyster Black
1969 Ludwig BB Blue Oyster Keystone Clubdate
1971 Ludwig BB Black Oyster
Early 60's Camco Oaklawns Champagne Sparkle
Posted on 9 years ago
#2
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You cannot buy a 12" Tower snare drum.

Rogers Drums Big R era 1975-1984 Dating Guide.
http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=24048
Posted on 9 years ago
#3
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No, please don't. These drums are rare enough. Someone else will need these toms. Buy a Pork Pie Squealer, instead.

Posted on 9 years ago
#4
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Doing the project with shells that are already compromised would be less controversial. :)

Mitch

Posted on 9 years ago
#5
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I like your idea! You'll always get some yes and some no answers. So do as you see fit and post pictures along the journey. Done right it'll be a sweet little snare. Are you doing the woodwork yourself?

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 9 years ago
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Mike,

Glenn is right... you're going to get a lot of yes's on this project and a lot of no's. I'm leaning toward the no. Here's why:

You have a perfectly good, vintage Rogers tom which is unmolested. For your snare conversion, you're going to have to drill two holes for the strainer/throw-off and two holes for the butt plate, plus you're going to have to cut snare beds into the reso bearing edge. Then you'll have to add some generic snare hoop because Rogers never made a 12" snare (that I know of). You may end up with one hell of a nice little snare, but at the cost of removing one perfectly good vintage tom from the world's inventory.

Now I'm not against the idea of converting a tom to a snare. I did this myself with a 10x14 Big R tom shell, but it already had extra holes and a cracked wrap. If you were going to modify a shell which was already molested, I'd say go for it! In fact, if you want a donor 8x12 Rogers shell with some holes already in it (drilled for Ludwig clip mounts, Ugh!), I'll send it to you free of charge. Keep us informed of your progress with this idea.

Mike

-No Guru... still learning more every day-
Posted on 9 years ago
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From mchair303

Mike,Glenn is right... you're going to get a lot of yes's on this project and a lot of no's. I'm leaning toward the no. Here's why:You have a perfectly good, vintage Rogers tom which is unmolested. For your snare conversion, you're going to have to drill two holes for the strainer/throw-off and two holes for the butt plate, plus you're going to have to cut snare beds into the reso bearing edge. Then you'll have to add some generic snare hoop because Rogers never made a 12" snare (that I know of). You may end up with one hell of a nice little snare, but at the cost of removing one perfectly good vintage tom from the world's inventory.Now I'm not against the idea of converting a tom to a snare. I did this myself with a 10x14 Big R tom shell, but it already had extra holes and a cracked wrap. If you were going to modify a shell which was already molested, I'd say go for it! In fact, if you want a donor 8x12 Rogers shell with some holes already in it (drilled for Ludwig clip mounts, Ugh!), I'll send it to you free of charge. Keep us informed of your progress with this idea.Mike

That's a heart on your sleeve no. I completely agree. Please don't.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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CTMichaelV has answered everyone via an edit to the OP - see top of page, the tom will remain a tom.

Mitch

Posted on 9 years ago
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