I know many of you frequent both here and the other vintage drum forum, but I figured I'd solicit some opinions here too. I picked up this Fullerton era Rogers 4-piece kit. The drums are wrapped in pacific blue and are 22x14,12x8,13x9,and 16x16. I got them for a good price, but they are missing parts, so I'm considering what to do with them and would appreciate some opinions. Here's the lowdown: no extra holes in any of the shells, and wrap and chrome are in good shape on 3 of the four drums. The floor tom has a crack in the wrap that goes along about 1/4 of the length of the drum. All the drums are missing one hoop and tension rods, including the kick drum. Kick is missing the spurs as well, but the floor tom has the legs and the double tom mount is complete. They look pretty good, and the edges are in pretty good shape considering this looks like it was played as your classic 70s rock kit with no bottom heads.
Is it worth it to spend time and money restoring? Or should I just pick up some parts to get it playing and play it a bunch? Any thoughts on Fullerton era Rogers drums (build quality and sound)? How much are they worth as-is? What about restored?
Here's a pic:
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