Hoops and rods not Rogers. Agree on the Swivomatic throw. Which brings up the wrap. It is too nice for the drum to be this frankensteined up. If you haven't bought it, pass. Unless it is really cheap.

Thanks for the input. I've owned this snare for a few years.I knew the strainer was not correct. I'd like to put the correct hoops and tension rods on it but no idea where to source them and know I'm getting the correct stuff. Any possible source ideas? Thanks for all the help.

Jerry,

Does the inside label say PowerTone? I just notice a Tower snare butt plate on it instead of a PowerTone one. You may have a Tower with the strainer changed out. Either way, if you own it and play it I suspect it sounds pretty nearly like it would even if all the original parts aren't there. If you are collection and trying to make it right, check that it is a PowerTone before you buy anything.

It is a Tower. I've known that all along. I have also known that the strainer had been changed. The drum sounds and plays awesome. I did not realize that the hoops and tension rods were not original. I would like to replace them with correct parts but do not know how to recognize correct hoops and tension rods.

I suggest going on line to eBay or Reverb and looking very closely at the hoops and rods on Tower snare drums you see there. A good source for correct parts is the Jollity Drum Farm and he can give you a very accurate description of what you need in advance.

For a drum of that era you are looking for hoops that are the same as a PowerTone, whether tall or not. The flat area where the rod sits is narrow and the hole is basically square with slight rounding in the corners. Very little free play for the rod to penetrate. Rogers tended to manufacture to close tolerances, so they didn't have an elongated slot for the rod to allow for misaligned lugs. The rods would be square head with no shoulder, but with an ever so slight crease at each corner.

Hopefully this link will take you to a similar drum on eBay, though it is later and probably from around 1965 with a serial number 8xxx.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/rogers-vintage-tower-snare-drum-/332125274658?hash=item4d54358222:g:ivwAAOSwo4pYi6wy

Thank you very much Dan for the information. I've learned a lot and now can look for what I need to make this drum more original.

Good luck with it Jerry. Again, Jollity Drum Farm (Bobby Chiasson) is a great source of information and material. He's corrected me a lot on missed ID for various parts. There are a lot of detailed changes Rogers made over the years. There must be a half dozen modifications to the lugs alone. Ploughman on this site knows the stuff really well too.

Above all, have fun with it!