Build Your Own Rogers Parklane from Orphans

[tommykat1]

It occurs to me that anybody could build a fabulous Rogers cocktail outfit with orphans and Swivomatic hardware constantly available on eBay for a classy, great sounding, "relatively" inexpensive investment:

Orphan Rogers Luxor or similar snare: $200 max
Orphan 16" tom with legs: $200 max
Orphan 12" tom w/Swivo collet in place: $150 max
Swivo hi hat (light weight, bulletproof): $100
4 additional floor tom swivos for mounting of snare, tom and 2 cymbal arms: $200 max
Swivo collet for snare: $50 max
2 Swivo arms for snare and mounted tom: $200 max
2 hex cymbal arms with tilters: $250 (these are pricey and harder to find than the rest of the goodies)
Bass pedal, reversed: $50 (somebody mentioned a model on this forum, but I forgot the name)

You supply your favorite cymbals.

Total investment, less some Saturday fun-time labor with a cordless drill: $1,400 maximum. Could probably swing it for under a thousand being the thrifty drummers we are.

BTW, this totes in one load.

[zorf]

very cool...

i'm curious about the stick trays.

Also the wheel.

[zorf]

very cool...

i'm curious about the stick trays.

Also the wheel.

[tommykat1]

very cool...

i'm curious about the stick trays.

Also the wheel.

The stick trays come up on eBay often. What are harder to find are the "L" arm and direction changer.

The caster was offered as an option. It allows you to roll the set into a closet, or onstage/offstage, for example. It is unobtainium, though I suppose one could be made.

[zorf]

i would think a single caster would be unstable.

maybe two minimum.

I think i'll try and make a tom leg with caster this week.

[tommykat1]

i would think a single caster would be unstable.

maybe two minimum.

I think i'll try and make a tom leg with caster this week.

The single caster is not unstable, primarily because it does not swivel. This is why more than one non-swiveling caster would not work: it would be extremely difficult to line them up in the same direction for rolling.

To move the drum set, you simply flip the caster lever lock and lift the set onto that leg, and push--like a wheel barrow.

Side note: I rarely use this feature anyway. I keep the caster in place just because it looks so darn cool! The set is easy for one strong person to lift and walk with...just not too far. Then, it's time for the caster.

[zorf]

cool.

thanks for the additional info.

maybe i'll start with making one leg with a caster and try it out.

by the way, is that the lp percussion trays you are using, or something else?

[tommykat1]

Those are Rogers stick trays. Built through the Swivomatic era. They come up NOS from time to time. The pre-Fullerton ones have a better finish.