Ludwig 1960′s Supraphonic Snare

So as I promised, I will write up a short review on my snare drum. When my uncle purchased his Rogers kit, the kit didn’t come with a snare for whatever reason, so he went out and purchased this snare used. The chrome was cracking, so he got it for a decent price. This snare sounds really good. I am a big fan of metal snare drums to begin with (maybe because it is what I’ve grown up playing) but this is always the snare drum that I compare other snares to. It has many different ranges, and sounds good tuned high, low, or in the middle. It is what you would expect from a Ludwig snare. I have had a bit of problems with the throw-off, but it was an easy fix. Other than the chrome peeling off, this drum is in excellent condition for it’s age. This snare is a nice match for the rest of this Rogers kit, although I will likely end up getting an original Rogers snare to match sometime down the road.

P.S. Does anyone know where you can get drums re-finished/re-chromed, and in what way will it affect their value?

1960′s Rogers Holiday Kit

So since this is my first real post, I decided to review my own drums. The kit I have (which is still technically my uncles) is a vintage Rogers Holiday kit from the mid 1960′s. This kit was purchased new in the 60′s by my uncle and was lent to me when i turned 12. My grandparents made my uncle practice on a practice pad for a year before he was allowed to buy this kit, and am I ever greatful that he toughed it out and did just that. I wouldn’t trade this kit for any other drum set. We’ve been through a lot together.

 

    

Let me give you the numbers.

The kit consists of 13×9 rack tom, 16×16 floor tom, 14×22 bass drum, and a 5 1/2×14 Ludwig snare. Both toms have a Remo Weatherking Pinstripe head on top, and a Remo Weatherking Renaissance head on the bottom. I will go over the snare drum at another time, as well as the vintage cymbals.

      

The toms are very warm sounding but i find the rack tom is a bit hard to tune. I am not very experienced with different tunings, but it took me a while to get it the way I wanted it to sound. The floor tom on the other hand is AMAZING. It is definitely the best floor tom I have ever played. The floor tom is so deep sounding, that the sound just vibrates through your entire body, and you will want to play it all day. Doing sweet jungle beats on these two toms sounds fantastic especially with the floor tom tuned real low. I can not express how much I love that floor tom. The bass drum fits with both of these toms perfectly. I would recommend having some sort of dampener for this bass drum so the tone doesn’t vibrate on forever. I recommend this because the lugs on this bass drum seem to come loose quite often but since there is a pillow inside it doesn’t really matter all that much. I just have the kick head tuned for how much bounce i want, and the outside head tuned enough to get the wrinkles out of the head  

      

All in all, this drum set is awesome. It has been a nice set to learn on, perform with, and even record. Rogers has a great reputation, and this drumset definitely lives up to it. It is a well rounded kit, and I will never get rid of it (unless my uncles asks for it back ).