bigtone23
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Big R 5-ply shell construction.
Are the mid to late 70s, grey interior, 5-ply w/rings shells also Keller New England Hardrock maple plys, as the XP-8s were?
--- 1981ish Midnight Mist XP-8: 10 12 13 14 Rack Toms 15, 16 & 18 Floor Toms 22 & 24 Bass Drums 14x7.5" Snare Drum
1977ish 14x5" COB Dynasonic
1980ish 14x6.5" COS SuperTen
1981ish Silver Metallic XP-8 22x14" horizontal bass drum
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4/11/2010, 3:05 pm
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tommykat1
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Re: Big R 5-ply shell construction.
I believe these were maple/poplar/maple/poplar/maple. There may have been another wood type in lieu of the poplar.
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4/11/2010, 10:42 pm
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Dan1C
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Re: Big R 5-ply shell construction.
I agree.
--- All Rogers, all the time.
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4/12/2010, 8:19 am
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bigtone23
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Re: Big R 5-ply shell construction.
Thanks fellers!
That makes perfect sense. I kept searching and found the catalogs only mentioned "hardwood" construction. They don't sound nearly as sharp and attack like my XP-8s, but softer, similar to 3-ply Luds and Slingys.
I do feel these suffer from less than perfect bearing edges, I have yet to put these on the granite table top to check, but new edges seem to be a culprit in my dialing these in as easily as the XP-8s.
The band likes them because they are a little more quiet than my usual road drums. I have been playing the Dyna vs. my 6.5x14" Maple Pearl, so the snare has been more cutting. Hahaha, they can't have it all!
--- 1981ish Midnight Mist XP-8: 10 12 13 14 Rack Toms 15, 16 & 18 Floor Toms 22 & 24 Bass Drums 14x7.5" Snare Drum
1977ish 14x5" COB Dynasonic
1980ish 14x6.5" COS SuperTen
1981ish Silver Metallic XP-8 22x14" horizontal bass drum
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4/12/2010, 1:44 pm
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