The Silver Metallic set in the lower left, was my first owned drumset. I bought those in 1979, I was 19 and had been playing for 5 years. The two chrome drums above them are Powertone COB 5x14 snare drums. The seven amber maple snare drums in the center are ten ply maple Rogers XP 10 snare drums, four are Supertens, three are Dynasonics. One of the Supertens belonged to Gina Schock of The Go-Go's. Two of the maple Dynasonics have consecutive serial numbers. One of those belonged to Cosmo Clifford (according to the San Diego dealer from whom I aquired the drum). Snare drums on the right, Four Superten COS, and Five COB Dynasonics, one of which is one of the earliest Beavertail Dynasonics made. The black set, upper right, is an 18, 12, 13, 14 factory set from 1983, very rare. The green sparkle set was put together from orpan xp8 drums. And the absolute best of the best are the three 60s sets. 1964 wine red ripple, 1966 steel gray ripple, 1966 blue sparkle.
I play them whenever I can.
The XP8 drums were produced from 1979 to 1984 when Rogers closed up shop. They were probably the best built drums in the America at that time. It wasnt quality that killed the company, it was the corporate parent.
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How many Rogers sets do you have? You seem to have (at least two) set up for presentation--do you have a room in your house that serves as a Rogers museum of sorts?
Originally Posted by Chicken Monkey
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