Aldrums,

I am very glad to hear that. As I mentioned I had the same experience. I hope we don't put Roy Burns out of the oversized drum head busniness.

Related thought to Charles M. I must be nuts. I took your spinning drum head on a Rogers drum comments quite seiriously and went out and bought a 1963 Holiday and a 1980 wood Dynasonic on eBay. I look forward to spinning my heads and hopefully creating some great sounds.

Did you ever notice that most snares sound pretty good when you spend a little time with them? I mean assuming they aren't broken. Even if they don't sound like they are up your alley, you can ususally find the way to tune them and hit them that gives you something cool to say.

Just a guy celebrating life by beating on a drum. One of earth's oldest stories.

Cheers,

Gary

Dix Hills,

NY

Gary,

You bought a whole 1963 Holiday kit on Ebay, I assume? What are the specs? I'm sure you'll love it so much your head(s) will spin. :D

You SHOULD find that the heads sit very well and loose on the drums...this was the case with all Rogers drums I've ever played.

As for your comment about snares, I agree that every drum has its own character and potential use. For me, though, the responsiveness and sensitivity of the drum is key. So if a drum feels kind of choked, even if that sound might be cool for something, I tend to get frustrated.

Enjoy those new drums!

Charles

Actually, my mistake, it was a 1962 and it's just the snare. I have far too many individual drums to ever consider getting another kit again. I love the sound of my Gretsch toms and kicks, so I play around with the snare drums. I bought my 7 year old a set of Blue Vistalites because he saw a rock video and really wanted a set of "see-through blue drums."

Charles,

This is the 62 Holiday. It is fabulous. First Rogers I ever played. It's top shelf. Looks like a recovery but it's no matter, it matches my recovered Gretsch kit.

Regards,

Gary