I,m led to believe that in the 50s one of the great American drum companys made free floating drums.Does anyone on this forum know who did&were they like Sleishman or were they a completely different type of free floating design?.Also i,ve read that Rogers drums are "The Cadillac" of drums is this true in both terms of quality &resonance, thiness of there shells?.I,m looking for a vintage kit but don,t know which brand to look for, all i,m looking for is quality interms of construction&sound resonant&THIN shells the thinner(less then 3ply) the better! :), any unbiased advice help&suggestions?.
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Rogers Drums Big R era 1975-1984 Dating Guide.
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Bop iT / Til U Drop iT.ROGER's
1964 Cleveland,.18/14/12 in WMP
1966 Cleveland, 20/14/12 O'natural.
Fullerton,...20/16/13/12 Silver Glass
WFL
1957 B/R Super Classics In WMP
Snares..
Wood & COB Powertones,
Wood & COB Dynasonics,
57 Jazz Festival
Zildjian avedis cymbals.
40s/60s era.
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Who or what led you to believe that a US firm came up with the suspended, hardware free, shell concept? To my knowledge, Don Sleishmann was the first to produce such a drum.
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Someone told me that some American drum company did in the 50s like a early Pearl free floating type deign.
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'77 Slingerland 51N,Super Rock 24,18,14,13.. COW 8,10 Concert toms
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
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Who or what led you to believe that a US firm came up with the suspended, hardware free, shell concept? To my knowledge, Don Sleishmann was the first to produce such a drum.
I think the free-floating, hardware-free concept was around long before Sleishman....
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Free floating shell .. but the mounting option was not "free floating". A La Sleishman..
Cheers
'77 Slingerland 51N,Super Rock 24,18,14,13.. COW 8,10 Concert toms
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
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As for your question about Rogers, yes, in my opinion they are the best. I've owned several vintage Ludwig, Slingerland, Gretsch and Rogers kits and I've always found they were the most versatile and easiest to tune. Not to mention the hardware and quality of the drums was superior.
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