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Vintage drum catalogs...

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Just curious how many collect on here..and how many/how far back do you go?

I have stuff back to the 30's......

Have around a 2 foot tall stack......

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 11 years ago
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My stack is rather small by comparison.

I have efiles of Rogers from about 1960 to the end in 84, I think I have all of the catalogs. Also efiles for some of the XP8 era Japanese catalogs. I have hard copies for 1973, 1976/77 including the Nov. 1975 Price List and the Parts and Accessories, along with the Jul. 1978 Price List and the Parts and Accessories, 1979 XP8, 1983 XP8, and the Island Music 2nd catalog.

Rogers Drums Big R era 1975-1984 Dating Guide.
http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=24048
Posted on 11 years ago
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I have an ever growing collection. mine are from the 20's to the present.

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 11 years ago
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I have a small but varied collection of 60's-90's US and UK drum catalogs, and 70's-90's MIJ/MIT catalogs.

Some of the most interesting I have are photocopies of distributor (Maxwell Meyers, Targ & Dinner, etc) catalogs from the early 60's. In these catalogs are black and white versions of Rogers, Ludwig and others' catalogs. Also, lots of Duplex and George Way accessories.

Posted on 11 years ago
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I only have a few cataloques from the 60`s but i have alot of Modern Drummer mags from late 70`s-early 90`s.Guess you`d call them"Not so modern Drummer" mags,ha.Seen them on feebay asking $8.-$12. a pc. so that stuff must be getting collectable already.

Wayne

1967 Rogers Cleveland Champagne Sparkle
20,16,13,13.
1967/68 Rogers Dayton Champagne Sparkle
20,16,13,13.
1966 Rogers cob 7 Line Dynasonic Snare.
1967 Rogers "Humberto Morales" Timbales.
1980 Ludwig B/O badge 14x 6.5 Black Beauty Snare.
1980 Ludwig B/O badge Red Cortex
22,22,18,16,15,14,13.
1988 Sonor "Horst Link" HLD 590 14x8 Bronze Snare
Posted on 11 years ago
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I've got Rogers catalogs from 1960 thru the end: 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967/8, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1983.

Also have price sheets from 1967-on. The early books had the prices in the catalog itself.

I have 2 copies of the 1967/8 catalog, one of which is my original copy from 1968 when I bought my first Rogers kit. I still can't belive it survived and followed me the last 45 years.....

Posted on 11 years ago
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It's not exactly a "collection", but I still have my original 1967 Ludwig catalog in hard copy, PDF & JPG formats. The later are posted here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30559980@N07/sets/72157634828039753/

Posted on 11 years ago
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Having just got back into "drums" after a hiatus due to kids, jobs, and all that stuff, I find I'm grabbing only catalogs that have the sets I own in them. I could really get into owning some of the Slingy and Rogers catalogs my drum buddies and me used to page through when I was in junior high back in the early 70's. I'd start with a 69 or 70 Slingy catalog if I had the dough....sorta like my other madness which is Lionel Trains---spent hours looking at those dream catalogs over the years (and still do!). Yes Sir

Posted on 11 years ago
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I have had quite a few over the years. My earliest and most recent purchase is a 1924 Wilson Drum catalog. I buy them, scan them and re-sell them. That way I can print the pages if I need them for reference. I don't want all that paper : )

"You know what would be great?"
Posted on 11 years ago
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Although this forum is a pretty good resource for catalogues; it sounds like there is a valuable resource here. Any chance of getting these scanned and to the forum, from some of you?

Posted on 11 years ago
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