Seems I'm smitten with the Rogers re-do bug. Picked this kit up yesterday. Was on Ebay a couple of months ago, way overpriced for such a mess.
But I couldn't resist. After two weeks of negotiating over the phone, finally got the owner down to something close to reality.
Mayfair tags (sequential on two!) on the three piece. With b&b, seems to point to the Rogers Video kit from the 1960 catalog. Hoop mounted tom hardware is present. 22/13 with 14x5 snare. All have the final script badge, so 1961/62???? Opinions?
Three ply, two ply rerings.
The lugs are actually in pretty good shape, just a few smaller cracks.
The 16 ft is a later cleveland holiday with beavertails, so likely an add-on.
The snare is complete, with a muffler and tallboys. The rest of the drums have lost their bottom rims/parts, so these will need supplied. No extra holes or mods. Does show evidence of the problem with removing bottom heads with such thin shells. The 13 shows that top-only tension has pulled on a couple of the bottom of the b&b's, lifting the shell up at the mounting point. Fixable, but a pain.
I LOVE the distressed duco look. The snare really shows it. That will stay put.
This one is going to be fun. And long.
