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Who made Maxitone?

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Stumbled on this blatant Rogers knock-off High Hat on C.L. (I wonder if it has swan legs). If it weren't an hour away, I would have picked it up for $20. So who made Maxitone? Star or Pearl? What style lug did they use? Just curious because of the obvious Rogers styling.

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Posted on 10 years ago
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I worked on a Maxitone set a few years ago, and it was an MIT Pearl-style 7/8 pipes set. You should have seen the "Floating Action" MIT clone I saw in the 80's- it was EXACT...

Posted on 10 years ago
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Posted on 10 years ago
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Thanks, guys. I think that also answers my question about who made my MIJ swan-leg snare stand that looks identical to the Rogers.

Mike

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Pearl also had the GORN line....

Posted on 10 years ago
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Wow! That is so blatant one has to wonder if Rogers made it for Maxitone!

Posted on 10 years ago
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From Dan Boucher

Wow! That is so blatant one has to wonder if Rogers made it for Maxitone!

Good question, it is slanted like Rogers logo.

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