Looks to me like the catalog first metal shell Holiday, Gretsch flat shell with lines around it, that the factory finished with a clear coat on the exterior instead of sending it out for chrome. The interior cliped finish nails for the script logo and interior paper tag still in place looks factory too. They were able to spray clear coats around the time of this drum for the interior of Dyna shell finish.

There are some Dynas and Powertones "out there" that I saw back in 98 at the Chi show that somebody had the chrome removed and buffed to the brass underneath. Not the case here I feel from the finsh detail mentioned before.

Top original head too. I don't think this drum was "messed" with too much. The snares and string look to be replaced. Would of come from the factory with Rogers snares. If not stamped Rogers on the ends then the same shape as the stamped ones.

Like I mentioned yest. they would of done anything upon request back in the Covington era. Also keep in mind what was happening around these Rogers years of this drum-growth with the intro of the Dynasonic. There were factory experiments, employee take home drums and requests that were made that make us scratch our heads all these years later. Great score on what I feel is an original factory drum.

Great drum.

I've wondered why they produced one in the English Rogers range when such a thing wasn't produced in the USA. And why would Rogers USA have allowed Boosey & Hawkes to make them? Yours shows that clearly they did produce some in the USA. (Great info for me - thanks!)

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This is English Rogers, about the same time as yours. (This has a satin coat at the moment - I need to sort that.)

English Rogers were produced, simply because American Rogers were to expensive to sell in the UK in those days. Gretsch top line drum drums are like that over here now. Very expensive....Violin

WOW! Made my night! Nice grab.