Often people don’t understand the Love we gear guys have for our favorites. Rogers of old was clearly a very special Drum Company, that gets a lot of respect from Drum enthusiasts from all around the world. I personally have a thing for the Cool hardware through the years. Thanks for the great respectful video. Had fun learning some of the tech. facts and stories told here.
Anthony, Thank you so much for you interest in Rogers Drums and your efforts to preserve the history of these amazing drums. Your video if the Rogers story was very well organized and presented. Long live Rogers!
Thank you for taking the time to make and share such a fabulous documentary! I never thought the drumset I just bought off the floor of a Goodwill had a correlation to the early Rogers banjos, so your video captured me immediately! Unfortunately, no hardware supports or connecting pieces, but a snare, bass drum, the minimal four drums for a set. I think I have a bass pedal, already. I know when I see something special. Now, I'll watch for the other pieces, maybe the snare suitcase... This video was amazingly informative!
My tags are initialed with maker F. I need to watch this while inspecting each to document and note each... I have not yet had time to inspect each one for maker mark and specs. I need stands/hardware and would love a stock snare case. I did just find and buy on eBay a reproduction Rogers drum key.
Very interesting. I remember in the late 60's early 70's when Rogers drums WERE the cadillac of drums. Of course cadillacs were quality then also.😊I am glad Rogers is back and seemingly doing it right. I just picked up a Dyno-matic pedal and have the strap kit coming to see how that changes the feel. I have my eye on the champaign sparkle kit as it looks stunning. Covington isn't that far from Dayton. But like many companies new management screws things up and things ultimately go downhill. I may need to get up to Covington on my next Ohio trip to see the museum.
Its not always mamagement. Greatness always comes and goes. Ppl change. You cant stay great for ever. A decade of greatness is about all anyone can ask for or expect. The beatles, zeppelin.rogers. not that other eras arent still good. But you just cant bottlenor recreate "special".
Excellent..best video I've seen yet of the Rogers Drum Company 'Covington years'. I am the proud owner of a Rogers drum set from that era: 7-piece double-bass kit the basses and toms in 'steel grey ripple pearl' finish all 1965/early 1966 (pre-CBS) interior shell tags Cleveland, Ohio. Interior shell tag for the 9 x 13" tom has an upper case 'F' written in the upper left hand corner which from this video I discovered is the final assembler's initial. I have a 5 x 14" COB Dynasonic snare drum also circa 1970 Fullerton, CA manufacture. I did have a two-piece 'Astoria' cocktail kit in blue onyx finish also made in Covington: new old stock I found sitting in a local music store completely original including the 'cocktail set' pedal. That set I traded a few years ago for a four-piece regular drum set in 'bop' sizes that was more practical for me from a player standpoint. Recently took my Rogers set to a local drum festival and it drew a lot of attention and comments.
Excellent work, Anthony! I was in my first decade of life living in Covington during this golden era. Since many of you have worked to resurrect such an important piece of Covington history, I’ve been able to finally understand why the Covington High School band was always loaded with talented drummers. Thanks!
so cool to find your channel finally...while I only have a really basic early 90's Rogers kit with a steel snare, Rogers are my favorite drums out there. Subscribed and thank you!
Very grateful for this fantastic tribute to the great brand and the people who made it possible. I am in love with Rogers and although I live in the Canary Islands, I have with me a beautiful blue sparkle swingtime Rogers ...that I love too much maybe. A beautiful document that he gives us with this wonderful video. I have enjoyed thanks to him. Thank you very much and a very cordial greeting.
Great vid, bro! Loved seeing some of those color fotos that are only B&W in the Rogers Book. Also the pix of Joe's workshops! Amazing. Thanx so nuch! I subed & liked.
Thanks Anthony, this is such a great source of information and celebration of Rogers drums and the people of Covington. I’m sure many people will be referencing this video for years to come. Just fantastic, really well done. My drums were assembled by “RJ” (I’m assuming Ralph Johnson Sr.)
What a terrific video! I fell in love with the wildwoods and your video reinforced and also dispelled some opinions I’ve had. Back in the day, my dream set was Ludwig shells with Swiw-o-Matic mounts with Rogers stands and pedals. You have made a great info contribution! THSNK YOU!
Wow that’s impressive!!!! I appreciated your history lesson and enthusiasm about the Rogers covington years of drum making! I’m going to subscribe to your channel because of it! Thank you 🙏!
Really enjoyed this Anthony. Well researched and informative; I'll have to watch it again to see if I missed anything. Looking forward to your installment on the Swiv-o-matic foot pedal.
Hi Anthony, Great video. Thank you. On a personal note, you showed a Cleveland paper tag drum with the serial number 13744. My Bread & Butter Holiday kit has an 8x12 tom with serial number 13741. Great sounding tom. Very flat bearing edges.
Nice video! I have an English Rogers Dyna, which is one of the better all-metal Dynas that I've played. That's just my own opinion. Maybe it's the tall boy hoops, or the thinner shell. It sounds great! I also have an 8 lug lacquered brass English Rogers which I believe is a Holiday. Cool drums! I think the shells were made at the Ajax factory. The shells are not as well made as the American made Rogers, but there's something about them that I like.
Anthony, Fascinating video ... loved every aspect. I just wish the circa 1963 B&B lugs were more readily available. I had to replace all my 12" tom lugs with an off-brand. Too bad (new and improved) copies are not being made (so far as I know). Any tips on finding replacements would be most appreciated. Thank you, DW
Brain at Covington Drum Works has developed a reinforcement method that is fantastic. He uses a silver solder that fuses permanently to the brass and renders the lug unbreakable. I have 44 lugs reinforced by Brian and couldn't be more happy. Contact Brian and tell him I sent you. He's a friend.
Thanks for your service! Though I always hear ‘58 as the start for Mardi Gras finish. Please review the Mardi Gras timeline and let me know what you think. Looking at the ‘57 Catalog though the finish sample is not listed, on page 3 for the Holiday Outfit you can clearly see at the bottom line for finish options - No. 953 Sparkling Mardi Gras Pearl. By the ‘60 Catalog the finish changed simply to No. 1163 Mardi Gras Pearl.
You bet! I have a Sparkling MGP kit with a cocktail floor tom black interior badge serial is 9544 with a matching Holiday model black interior snare early 10k badge 10216. Maybe I’m missing something?
Great video Anthony, very informative. Right now I have a mid to late 60’s Rogers kit 18,12,12,14 Londoner jazz kit in WMP with a extra 14x20 in WMP and a mid 60’ s Top Hat kit,in blue sparkle 20,12,12,16 with a COB Powertone but also have a blue sparkle Powertone plus a seven line COB Dynasonic and a extra 14,x22 and 14x14 in blue sparkle. Last year my friend’s son gave me his father’s 1966-67 wood Dynasonic, a great drum. Can you do a video on the Dynasonic snare drums and how to set them up? I love the two that I have but I have to admit that setting the mechanism just right so the drum doesn’t choke up can be sometimes frustrating. Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed the video. There are some good videos on RU-vid about setting up Dynasonics... I'll link some here until I get a chance to put a video together. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZgXQyKgVxac.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AWBGRSf9KOM.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lgxorkJOY2o.html
@@Rogersdrumvideos ok, thanks bro. I have looked online and several drum forums, & can't find it anywhere. Thanks for keeping the Rogers marque alive! :-)))
could be Jeannie Buckingham... or possibly a few others ...also could be a previous owner. I'd have to see a picture. I see a lot of initials written by previous owners that people mistake for assemblers.
OUTSTANDING!! Awesome video!!! Thank you so much for all your time & effort making this information available!! Much Appreciation!!! Wishing you can make another on the Gretsch company & others, as you do an outstanding thorough job!! ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡❤
Thank you for the kind works and thanks for watching. My interest is really just in Rogers. I recommend watching the amendment video to this video... I'll link it here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b3zxhDygVQg.html
