Thanks, Bruce Last edited by LongRoll,, 1:46 pm, 12:52 pm ROF Resident Guru Global user Registered: 04-2007 Posts: 1072 Re: Dating Guide As near as I have been able to determine, this is what Ive got and the years they were probably manufactured. Just the one you are absolutely sure you know the year it was purchased. We need date, size, color, lug type, paper tag info, serial numbers, model, all info about your drum. This helps us with improving the accuracy of the dating guide. Anyone that has a Rogers drum that they bought or know for sure when it was bought, please post the info about the drum. Post your numbers and I'll give you what I have. It's not ready yet but I do have up dated numbers for most Rogers drums. 'You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream' Les Brown, 11:31 am Guru Emeritus Global user Registered: 04-2007 Posts: 662 Re: Dating Guide I along with other knowledgeable Rogers collectors/players have been working on a new up dated 'Roger Dating Guide'. Rogers 6.5x14 Big R COB Dynasonic 5 digit serial number, '75~'76 Coated G1 / Classic Clear No muffling Spot mic'ed with a Sennheiser e905 into my mixer then. Many drum manufacturers simply started using serial numbers so we, the customers, could record and identify our instruments. Rogers serial numbers were never intended to be sequentially consecutive indicators of when a drum was assembled, or which 'batch' the drum came from (as is the case in other manufacturing industries). Rogers Serial number and badge dating timelines. The Rogers Drum Experts have an extensive collection of Rogers snare drums and Rogers drum set catalog scans. The web site is dedicated to the history of the Rogers Drum Company. The Rogers Drum Experts is not affiliated with Yamaha Drum Company the current owner of the Rogers Drums Trademark. I`v just bought a big R Dynasonic COB snare and wondered if anyone can date it for me the # is D608672 it`s a beautiful example of the line and I wonder if the later ones had any major changes from earlier models?I had an early 70. Rogers serial numbers Vintage Drums Vintage Snare Drums online is the place to ask your vintage drum question. I have the Cook Rogers book, but there's no serial # chart in it.

I have a Dyna-Sonic with serial #27xxx that a couple of forum members though was a Fullerton drum from very early 1970s. We are trying to determine an approximate year for the drum. My brother picked up a Dyna-Sonic with serial # 16xxx.

Rogers Dynasonic Serial Numbers