Laughing HI found a set of Rogers Luxor drums in the basement of a retired couple who are moving into a retirement community. They are in bad shape but in looking up in the listed catalogs I see they are either '60, '62, '64. The are dark blue with a bluish silver stripe around the center. They are in rough shape but luckily they have been near a furnace for fifty years and there is no rust and very little pitting. Looks like this set was a middle level set in 1960 and 1962 but their starter level in 1964. How can I find exact manufacture date? Is this set worth restoration? Will I lose the value if I have to alter the finish. I assume this is lacquer and it is very rough around the bottom edges. ( no bottom heads mounted Tom) any advice from someone familiar with this set is appreciated. Inside the snare is a label with Luxor Model. And above that is No. 1790
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Pics would help us help you with all your questions. Bread and butter lugs or beavertail lugs? Interior paper tag names and serial numbers to date them?
It is not a big money set as you mentioned single heads and rough around the bottom edges with duco paint was an entry line drum set for Rogers. Pics please...
Nice find. I hope said retired couple are getting just compensation for the kit. Bad karma and all...:)
Nice find. I hope said retired couple are getting just compensation for the kit. Bad karma and all...:)
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Pls explain...?
Bop iT / Til U Drop iT.ROGER's
1964 Cleveland,.18/14/12 in WMP
1966 Cleveland, 20/14/12 O'natural.
Fullerton,...20/16/13/12 Silver Glass
WFL
1957 B/R Super Classics In WMP
Snares..
Wood & COB Powertones,
Wood & COB Dynasonics,
57 Jazz Festival
Zildjian avedis cymbals.
40s/60s era.
The retired couple are wealthy. They would accept no money for these. Have been neighbors for years but they had forgotten the drums were there.
So is a 1960 set of Rogers Luxor worth restoring?
Worth is a relative term. I think all used dirty Rogers sets that sit should be restored and played. But if it is from 1960 then that means the fragile B+B lugs on it. Under tension with out re inforcement they will break. Also you mentioned it isn't a big money set with the single heads on the drums and low end duco finish. But yes they have value and are the same shells made with the double lugs top and bottom. Nothing gets that sound like an OH Rogers set...in my opinion. Good luck what ever you decide to do. If you get them please post pics. We love pics of old drums round here!
The retired couple are wealthy. They would accept no money for these. Have been neighbors for years but they had forgotten the drums were there.
Even better. Great! I would leave them as is, save for a little cleaning.
Post some pictures. Then we can give you a better answer. If you intend to "restore" to "flip", then they might not be worth it. It helps that you are starting with nothing into them ($$$$).
Here's a kit I'm working on now (22/13/15 and snare). Most of the Bread and Butter lugs are cracked, so I need to reinforce all 30. The snare was in the worse shape, so I am refinishing it to match the rest of the kit. The tom tom has terrible snare rash, so I think I'm going to attempt to repair with filler and paint. The floor tom and bass drum have minor dings, which I'll touch up with paint.
This is not a high dollar Holiday kit, so I know I'll never get top dollar, if I were to sell. But it should be a very nice player's kit, which will still have that 3-ply warm Rogers sound when I'm done. :)
-Tim
Worth is a relative term. I think all used dirty Rogers sets that sit should be restored and played. But if it is from 1960 then that means the fragile B+B lugs on it. Under tension with out re inforcement they will break.
Samiam,
Take note of Gary's comments. If the B&B lugs show no signs of hairline, tension cracks, your set is quite playable, and therefore, valuable. If the shells and hardware are fully intact, no restoration is needed; just a clean-up and polish. To really preserve those B&B lugs from future damage, their interiors should be reinforced to prevent the inevitable stress cracks (maybe Tim can elaborate on how he's doing this to his B&B lugs). It would be a shame to crack any of those lugs at this late stage of their lives.
Mike
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