Will someone forward a link or point me on the right direction to obtain the Rogers guide please.

Greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance

It's a bit loose in some spots but is a wonderful resource

Let me know if you have any questions

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AENshWSobdq5BNZKv4lyU6vI05rbqX8K/view?usp=share_link

Thank You. If I find the right set I want Rogers to be my next purchase.

Did they use flat gray laquer all the way through the Covington years or did they use something else in the earlier years that gives it that paint smell when you open a drum that has been closed up most of its life? You know that smell that the Rogers guys get high on. LoLoLoLo

Say guys, I've never played nor owned a Rogers kit and I have no plans to get one, but I've always been interested in their history, and I'd like to become at least minimally knowledgeable on the various types. Hence, I read all Rogers threads on the VDF.

But I have never found an understandable explanation for the various types, the names of which are always part of any Rogers thread....Dynasonic, Holiday, Powertone, Tower, Luxor, Mercury.

I think that Powertones and Dynasonics are snare drums (along the lines of a Supraphonic and a Super-Sensitive), but I'm not even sure of that.

Anyhow, for Rogers dummies like me, I'd appreciate an explanation of the various types of Rogers drums.

Thanks in advance for your time and brain cells.

Regards, Marty Black

Flat gray lacquer is Covington from about '58 until production of drums left for Dayton in the summer of '68. Prior to that, Rogers used a black interior paint, with a completely different feel and consistency compared to the flat gray.

Keep in mind, the earlier Dayton-tagged drums (w/flat gray) were actually built in Covington. When the move to Dayton occurred in '68, the interior paint switched to speckled. Thus paint color is a key discriminant in dating a Dayton tagged drum.

Now as to the olfactory characteristics of the paints, I'll leave to persons more gifted in the sniffers.

Marty,

The best way to learn the nomenclature is to read the catalogs - here is the best repository:

http://drumarchive.com/Rogers/

Several of us could go on and on for days on Rogers models and marketing, but its best to see it in full color from the source.

Hi Marty

My YouTube channel will answer pretty much any Rogers question you have.

Feel free to hit me up privately with any specific questions you may have

https://www.youtube.com/@Rogersdrumvideos/videos

Anthony