Sets sold during that era would have been with a Dyna-Sonic as standard on most sets, but the SuperTen was always optional, 1972-75. Ply was MPM. At least Poplar was the filler wood on the five ply from keller. These were also Keller supplied shells. Don't sell that SuperTen short, they are a really good choice of snare drum.

Ploughman has had a wealth of info for me on this. I have the SuperTen up for sale. I'm looking for something that would be a bit more of a "fit" for this set. I've never had a Dynasonic...but partial to wood shells.

I actually have, somewhere, a print of the Dynasonic patent work. I'm sure you guys have seen those. And I USED to have Rob Cooks book on Rogers..but be danged if I can find it now.

Any thoughts on a replacement snare?

The SuperTen would have been a fine snare for it. The Dyna-Sonic or SuperTen are both appropriate Rogers snares for that period.

The SuperTen snares are greatly underappreciated.

Man I should have thought this through more.....

First, a chrome-over-brass Dynasonic would be the proper fit for your 1974-75 Fullerton Rogers set, not a wood shell Dyna, as they were no longer being manufactured by that date. Good thing for you, as a wood Dyna in the same condition as your set would run about $1500-$2000!

Your set is pristine, but the previous owner obviously maintained it and replaced worn components as necessary. The bass drum reso head appears to have a replacement Rogers decal logo on it, and the tom you pictured has a machined collet nose on it, not the original, crack-prone cast collet that would have been original to a tom of this period.

Overall, a very nice acquisition. Thanks for sharing.

Mike

Hello all.... I don't know if you guys are still around, but I FINALLY got around to setting these up and playing them a bit. I went with some Evans G1 coated heads on the batter side but haven't coughed up the extra $ for resonant sides yet.

They sound fan freaking tastic! I just used my hardware that I have with my DW's for the time being. Man these things really sing! And look great to boot.

I have a few questions for you guys if anyone is still out there and willing to fill me in a bit.

Here's a pic of them setup...

And shot of one of the serial number tags...

You cant throw a rock around here and not hit someone who loves Rogers.

Those look very nice.

Ploughman! I knew you'd come through with a spot on comment!

I am going to post some more pics soon. But I have a question for you..

What would be the appropriate reso bass head in terms of the logo?

I can't get over how good they sound. I did some recording and applied basically no eq to them at all.... daaang.... I might have to sell my DW's!

One thing I've noticed is that although the Swivo mounts are "good," they clearly were on their way to something much akin to what virtually everyone uses today. I have to admit though, it can be a bit of a pain getting a drum key on the set screws if you don't get things in just the right place.

Thanks for your help in advance.

I started on Rogers in 1974. Bought my first set in 1979. For 22 years, the only drums I owned were Rogers. The "key" is my friend.

White Coated Ambassador would have been the original batter and reso heads. You can get replica logos fairly inexpensively made with the proper font, and just go with a reso of your choice that will serve and function for the sound you desire from the Bd.

If this is a set to keep.......... I would go on the hunt for machined collet tensioners, and put the cast ones away. At the very least, avoid overtightening them. They will crack. The machined ones never crack.