Talk:Rogers Drums

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Does anyone have information on Rogers drums from the 1980s? 75.62.207.132 (talk) 20:55, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

I've played Rogers Drums since 1971 when I bought a 20/12/14 silver sparkle kit in a pawn shop in Columbus, OH. I sold this kit to raise money for a new set of K Constantinople cymbals since at that time I was playing an updated Rogers kit that I bought from one Rogers collector who, for fun, updated one kit with converted bass drum, 12x8 tom and 14x14 bass drum. The original bass drum for that updated kit he threw in the deal. The converted tom was a Ludwig floor tom shell with the Rogers rods, lugs, claws, etc. off of the 20x14 Rogers BD. Since my mint Rogers kit from the pawn shop was a 20x14 BD, I was interested in finding a 18x14 Rogers BD, which I did through a drum dealer friend of mine. The result was the kit I still play with the K Cons--18x14 Rogers (Dayton era) BD, 8x12 off-snare tom, 14x14 floor tom (toms have Cleveland tags in them, BD has Dayton tag). I have Tama mount on BD, Pearl SP-30 spurs, and I play one of 3 different snares with this kit--Slingerland Artist Maple, Rogers COB Dynasonic, Rogers Dynasonic rims, rods, casings, and lugs on a new Kellar shell drilled out for the Rogers hardware (I still have the original COB Rogers shell but like the wood sound better. It's my Rogers hot rod kit in black wrap and natural hoops.

These drums sound great and were all made in 60s. I sat in on vintage and newer Gretsch kits and high end Yamaha kits, and my Rogers are quite comparable.

Fact Verification

In the second paragraph: "Dynasonics were made from about 1961 until the mid-80's, when the company was bought by CBS Musical Instruments..." CBS actually bought Rogers in 1966. In support of this, see the copyright notice that didn't appear in the earlier catalogs.

Neutrality

The first line "the best drum company in America" indicates that this article is not written from a neutral point of view. Please clean it up to just give a historical account of what Rogers Drums has done. Metsfanmax (talk) 03:37, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

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