Wow! Anybody know what that wood drum would have cost new?

Jim!

If you are talking about a 5X14 wood Dynasonic ... they were $150.00 NEW in 1966/67! Factoring in for inflation however, that would be approx. $1124.00 today! :)

Tommyp

Thanks! That “today’s dollars” figure was what I was hoping to calculate. You’re way ahead of me. :o

And as a further comparison, that $150 would have been about three weeks salary for someone making minimum wage in 1966! The Dynasonic was not priced for the "weekend drummer".

Mike

Interesting that in 1967 in would have taken about 2.6 weeks ($1.40/hr) of work at minimum wage to buy a new Dynasonic and in 2018 in would take 2.5 weeks ($8.15/hr in Ohio) to buy a new Dynasonic.

At least I thought it was interesting. :)

I agree J!m. Very interesting indeed. Do will file that under: Nothing new under the sun?

Who would have guessed the government would be using the price of a new Dynasonic to establish minimum wage?? Dang... Rogers drums have some serious influence!! Mind Blowi

or file it under, "the more things change, the more they stay the same".

Talking about the ratio of Dynasonic Price vs. Average Earnings is amusing, but imagine what the cost of the new Dyna would be if it were still being hand made in a small Covington Ohio factory by American workers. I'd probably have to work two months to afford one.

Mike

Thanks for posting that link to the bridge on Reverb.

I've been looking for the screw for my original 60's one & that should work.