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Does this Rogers set have any value?

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My grandparents bought my Dad this set used when he was a teenager in the 80s. Now I am starting to play and wondering if this set has any value. I am contemplating getting a new set or having this one refurbished.

The set consists of a snare, bass, two toms and a floor tom. The shells are in pretty good shape. Some of the hardware is tarnished, some other parts have been replaced by ordinary screws. I have tried to attatch some pictures. Hopefully you can see them. If I can provide any other info, please let me know.

All of the drums have tags similar to the last picture.

Thanks, Drumichael

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Posted on 16 years ago
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Yep, start searching this forum to learn more about Rogers...

Do not change the finish, drill any holes or modify it until you

know exactly what you have....

This set will clean up like new and can be returned to its former glory...

Find the hoops and put them back on the drums with new heads....

I'm sure more forum members will chime in on this...

David

Posted on 16 years ago
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Find those missing parts. You are sitting on about a thousand dollars.

Dont screw them up. And DONT put pearl mounts on them. You have a very nice set of drums. They could hold their own against any high end set on todays market.

Rogers Drums Big R era 1975-1984 Dating Guide.
http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=24048
Posted on 16 years ago
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Yeah, what they said...

Don't do anything to them other than disassembling and cleaning.

If you don't want a vintage set, leave them alone and sell them as is...you'll get enough money for them to buy a nice new or used modern set.

But in a few years you'll probably think you should have kept those...

Posted on 16 years ago
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This set is a great place to start. The Rogers Cleveland and then Dayton era drums have some of the best sounding shells ever constructed. What a score!

Posted on 16 years ago
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