I have a Rogers Kit, had it for 35 years and still Giging with it. Fantastic sound and people still admire it! Only thing I've had bother with was the swivomatic fittings but I got my father inlaw to turn new one on his lath out of stainless steel and they work extremely well, and look great.
Yeah I'm not a big fan of the Swivomatics but my Rogers kit does mainly light duty stuff so I haven't had a problem. I have wondered, though, what I would do if I needed to replace something.
Life's too short to play the same solo twice. Improvise!
IReplace the set.have wondered, though, what I would do if I needed to replace something.
all the best...
Found these drums on CL in Ft. Lauderdale a couple weeks ago. Were in need of a complete cleaning. Took every nut and bolt apart and cleaned them. Was missing front bass drum hoop and bottom rims on the toms. Got a 10"x14" with it too but the lugs were toast. The shell cleaned up nice though. Will eventually fix it up and mount ithe 10"x14" as a 14" floor.. But I had a 24" hoop, some extra claws, Trods, and bottom rims. Not bad for $100. investment. They sound great !
Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1980 Silver Sparkle
Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1960 Gold Sparkle
Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1968 Champagne Sparkle
Premier Resonators vintage 70's Polychromatic Red
Slingerland 60's Vintage. Vintage Sky Blue Pearl
Slingerland 1972 "Avante" Red
Camco Chanute vintage. 1973 Silver Sparkle
Gretsch Catalina Jazz. Blue Pearl
Sonor Safari. Black Galaxy
Rogers Londoner V vintage. 1977 Silver Mist
Rogers Script Badge 9/72 1972 Black Nitro
Beverley of England 4 piece vintage. Red
Stewart 1966 Black Diamond Pearl MIJ
Vintage Paiste 2002
Vintage Avedis Zildjian
Very cool. That's a great return on a $100 investment. Vintage kits rock.
Proudly playing:
Doc Sweeney Drums
A bunch of snares
A bunch of cymbals
Off-Set double pedals
I think I love to play the drums simply because you get to hit 'em!!!
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Just got these drums for $350. They are a Londoner 7 (without snare) from the mid to late 70's. Great shape with the five ply shells with re-enforcement rings. The drums are my avatar picture.
Looks really nice, Verminator.
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Nice!
I also have a matching 72' black Fullerton Holiday kit. 12/13/14/16/22 though. Rogers makes the best bass drums. I've never played a bass drum that sounds better than my 22" Holiday.
Nice find VIbes! Kit looks very clean!
Thanks Late8 . Played them out on a gig for the first time last week.
They really sound good. Working on getting that 14" playable.
Have the 10"x14" in the mix now.
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Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1980 Silver Sparkle
Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1960 Gold Sparkle
Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1968 Champagne Sparkle
Premier Resonators vintage 70's Polychromatic Red
Slingerland 60's Vintage. Vintage Sky Blue Pearl
Slingerland 1972 "Avante" Red
Camco Chanute vintage. 1973 Silver Sparkle
Gretsch Catalina Jazz. Blue Pearl
Sonor Safari. Black Galaxy
Rogers Londoner V vintage. 1977 Silver Mist
Rogers Script Badge 9/72 1972 Black Nitro
Beverley of England 4 piece vintage. Red
Stewart 1966 Black Diamond Pearl MIJ
Vintage Paiste 2002
Vintage Avedis Zildjian
My latest configuration of the Big R kit taken New Year's Eve.
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"it is what it is"
"Dont rent anything you cant afford to burn in the backyard while drunk." - ThePloughman
Classy looking kits guys. Black is sharp looking in my opinion.
Tex
Nice kit I like that.
Conrad
DrummerD that thing is beautiful. Very nice.
Acoustic & Electronic:
Pearl Prestige World Series WLX 1988
Tama Swingstar 1983
Tama Superstar Hyper-Drive (Birch) 2007
Ludwig Acrolite Snare 1976
Ludwig Supraphonic 6.5x14" 2021
Pearl Sensitone Elite Aluminum 5.5" and 6.5" Snare
Pearl COB Custom Deluxe [Gladstone] (75-76) Snare
Love Drum Co. Hammered Steel 5.5" Snare
Roland TD-1KV
Paiste
Accent 8"
Paiste Signature:
6", 10" Splash
14" Dark Crisp Hi-Hats
14" Sound Edge Hi-Hats
16", 17", 18",19", 20" Full Crash
22" Symphonic Med-Heavy (use as a Ride)
Paiste Formula 602:
22" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Ride
Paiste 2oo2:
22" Ride
16" Crash
8",10" Splash
Paiste 2oo2 Big Beat:
15" Hi-Hats
19", 20", 21" Big Beat Multifunctional
Paiste Sound Formula:
16" Crash
20" Full Ride (Frankenstein)
Paiste Twenty:
16" China
Paiste Alpha (original Swiss made):
12" Splash
Paiste PST7:
Medium
16", 18" Crash
20" Ride
14" Hi-Hats
Sabian:
XS20 18" China
AA 14" Fusion Hi-Hats
That's a cool kit. I'm curious, what pieces does your brother have? Was this a double bass kit at one time?
That's also a nice collection of cymbals. I see one Meinl splash, but what are the rest?
If your upper tom sounds good with the rest of the kit, you could probably find a good matching wrap to make it blend with the kit's color. In any case, you have some desireable sizes in the 24/18 combo. I like.
GeeDeeEmm
Thank you GeeDeeEmm...
My brother has our other Rogers Holiday in black sparkle which is a 20", 14", and 16" floor. Out of the Black Diamond Pearl kit shown above, he has another bass drum at 24" (originally, not a double bass kit), 16" floor, and 12" tom. The silver tom you see above is a 60's era Slingerland so I don't think I'd be wrapping that one. I love the 14, 18, 24 set up as they are deep and loud! Depending on what heads you put on them, you can pretty much change the sound of the kit (also with the dampening arms) to fit any sound you're looking for. I've found toms for my kit on ebay so I know they're out there.
As far as cymbals, you're looking at an 8' Meinl HCS (junk I bought for like $15), 10" zildjian K Hybrid Splash, 14" 60's-era Avedis crash, 16" 60's-era Avedis crash, 21" Zildjian Rock Ride, 22" 60's-era UFIP Ride, 18" Zildjian China High, and 14" Zildjian Mastersound Hats.
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