Second try, I hope this goes better. On my homepage are pics of a wooden Rogers snare drum I picked up. It sounds incredible but I can't determine if it is a Holiday or Powertone model. The serial number and model paper inside are gone. There is a notation that it was repaired at the Drum Shop in Detroit, Michigan on December 29, 1961.

I am hoping someone could help me identify the model. I am leaning toward a Hoilday modal but I know nothing about Rogers drums having been a Ludwig dude in my youth

Posted - 04/30/2010 :  12:33:22        

In the third sentence above, I meant the drum sounds incredible, not that it is incredible that I can't identify the drum. Just thought I'd say that.

Posted - 05/17/2010 :  11:11:59  

If all is original, it couldn't be a Powertone because the Eagle badge was used from the mid 50s to the late 50s and Powertones were produced only from 1961. The wrap, the rims and the clockface strainer look correct for a Holiday drum but I can't identify the lugs. They should be bread and butter lugs but they look a bit different. Perhaps they were changed to another type because B&B lugs are notorious for cracking. I think only Holidays were produced with the clockface strainer and the Eagle badge, while the lower end models of the 50s had cheaper strainers but I could be wrong. Anyway from the pics it seems most likely a Holiday.

Posted - 05/17/2010 :  11:51:04        

Thanks for the response. I am inclined to agree with you that it's a Holiday. BUT, and this is a big But!, I found (on one website) the Eagle badges were used beginning in 1958 and discontinued in 1960 except for an occasionnal use up to 1962. Then, I found a Powertone on Ebay that looked exactly like my snare except it had the sticker inside with the serial number and a Powertone name. Mine does not have the sticker or serial number but it does have the strainer that is associated with both the Holiday and Powertone. If I ever sell it, I'll advertise it as a Holiday.

I will say it is one incredible sounding drum. I have had many maple, brass, and mahagony snares and this is the best sounding wooden snare I"ve heard.

It did have the bread and butter lugs and I still have them. Every one was cracked and one was broken at the threads. I put these lugs on the drum {Pearl style) and it sounds better than with the old lugs. I was afraid to crank the old ones down.