Rogers manufactured a "Starlighter IV" kit from 1973 through 1977 which consisted of a 9x13 rack tom, 16x16 floor tom and 14x22 bass drum.''

The kit originally came with Swiv-O-Matic hardware. In 1976 Memriloc hardware replaced the Swiv-O-Matic hardware on this kit.

Your hi-hat stand appears to be a Rogers Swiv-O-Matic 4401, which was produced from 1962 through 1973.

As far as the Rogers bass drum head, they come up on e-Bay quite often. Unfortunately, they're sometimes a bit pricey. If you choose, you could also consider picking up a smooth white head (brand of your choice) and get the vintage Rogers Logo to stick on it from Bentley's Drum Shop in California. I've never liked the black heads, but that's simply a personal choice.

GREAT LOOKING KIT, by the way!

That's a really cool kit! Best of luck with it. I like it.

Hmmmm, a drummer named. Radar...where have I heard that before?

Thanks for the quick reply Oldschool. Would the kit hve been sold with an older Powertone and the 4401 Hi-Hat?

I may have to modify my username, never was much of a MASH fan.

[COLOR="Blue"]You can buy repro decals of the Rogers logos on eFlay...or ou can ante up the $ and actually try to find an old original head...people sell 'em now and again.

Indeedy...a fine kit !!!!![/COLOR]

Gorgeous set! There's something about a Rogers kit in onyx. To me, onyx is to Rogers as Oyster is to Ludwig.

A black head would look pretty with the onyx finish... but then again, a vintage kit just looks right with a vintage head on the bass drum. Probably the easiest way to do it would be to get a white head and a Rogers logo sticker. (You can find them at www.drumbuilder.com, amongst other places.) That's what I did with my Gretsch kit, and from more than 6" away you can't tell it's a sticker.

If you can't find a plain white head, I've heard that there's a household chemical you can use to easily remove the Remo logo from a smooth head before you stick the new logo on. I can't remember what the chemical was -- Goo Gone? Nailpolish remover? Someone posted it elsewhere on the forum, so a quick search should turn it up if need be.

Enjoy those drums!

I found my way to the catalog pages on vintagedrumguide.com, boy do those '71 Slingerland and Camco catalogs bring back memories. I remember in 1979, riding my bike to the Slingerland factory on Milwaukee Ave. in Niles, IL and asking if I coud buy a pair of 2S Densewood sticks for marching band, because no local store carried them. The receptionist just gave them to me. It was a sad day when the Slingerland name came off that building.

Anyway, looking at the catalogs, from the placement of the set screw on the legs (120 degrees to the right of the pedal), it appears the hi-hat is a 48-0510, circa 1970.

Beautiful drums!!!..and if and when you decide to sell,you need go no further than this forumWalking

I found that earlier post on removing the Remo logo from a smooth white head. It was nailpolish remover that the poster used.

Also: I see there are a couple of 1970s 22" Rogers heads on eBay right now. They say "R-360" on them as well, so you might want to take the polish remover to that bit of writing... :)