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Rogers Red Onyx
Talk about reviving and old thread! I was looking for a version of the 67-68 catalog page for the Rogers Citadel - one without an ownership logo impri...
1 month agoDusting Off
Thanks Everglade. I was hoping that wasn't what I was facing! Now to find cardboard.
11 months ago1966? Or 1967?
It may be different for Rogers drums. Bobby always called that hypothetical kit a 66/67, and he would play it out and offer that you could too if you...
11 months agoDusting Off
Long time absent. A year in fact. Scary. Where are you all getting boxes for bass drums? I used to get good ones at Home Depot or UHaul. Now their siz...
11 months agoRogers Covington quality control w/ Bob Curtner
For sure, the drums of all the manufacturers mentioned have been poorly stored (if in fact that is the reason for sprung rerings) but they don't exhib...
2 years agoRogers Covington quality control w/ Bob Curtner
Can you imagine what one might face today with QC? Ugh. I've had a number of sets from each era. I've seen some unbelieveably poor quality drums fro...
2 years agoPrices
Asking prices for vintage drum sets seem to have gone crazy with so many now in the $4-5k plus range. Does anyone have knowledge of whether or not the...
2 years agoRods & Claws for LaBoz Bass Drum
If anyone has bass drum rods and claws like the ones pictured (from a mid-to-late 60's Laboz stencil drum) and will make them available, kindly let me...
2 years agoMy Shingles Update...and more devastating news
Godspeed to Eve. Strenght to you.
2 years agoGretsch Round Badge find - what would you do?
One benefit if you do decide to wrap them is jet black then is jet black now. So far as I have learned, there is no difference in the material then vs...
2 years agoFound a Snare Today
I found a snare today to join to my 1971 Rogers Starlighter in WMP. I've not been a huge fan of WMP over the years (once sanctioned here for an unkind...
2 years agoBeen a while….
I sure remember your handle. Nice to see it again. Not being on social media, I continue to check in here for a vintage drum fix.
2 years agoValue of Gretsch virgin floor tom
The negative aspect of adding legs is most likely to be that the cat will no longer make it home - too high to jump in. Seriously though, I think it...
2 years agoThe path of a Rogers Covington drum
In your experience, what is the easiest, reasonably accurate, and non-destructive way to determine if you have the 3-ply or 5-ply shell for drums like...
2 years agoThe path of a Rogers Covington drum
Thanks once again Anthony. As usual, I learn something. I had been under the impression (from where I do not know) that Rogers bought raw shells witho...
2 years ago