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Database of Articles 11/13 to current

The Great Dyna-Sonic Development Conflict.

May 31, 2026 The NSMD Staff
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The two sides we will discuss here are the only two credible and available first-hand accounts of this Dyna-Sonic development. The Ben Strauss side and the Ellis Tollin side.

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In Vintage Drums, Rogers Tags rogers Dynasonic
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1960s Rogers Wine Red Ripple Swingtime Set

October 31, 2025 Phil Wilson
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This Wine Red Ripple 1960s Rogers Swingtime set I am featuring came up for sale a while back and I quickly jumped on it. I was not going to let them get away from me.

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In Phil Wilson, Rogers, Vintage Drums Tags Rogers wine red ripple, Rogers Swingtime
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1960s Rogers DynaSonic

September 22, 2025 Phil Wilson
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The Bread-and-Butter lugs are all perfect and the blue glass glitter wrap is flawless. There is not an issue anywhere on the drum. It is in excellent condition. I consider it one of my favorite snares in my collection.

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In The Phil Wilson Collection, Rogers, Vintage Drums Tags phil wilson, Rogers Dynasonic
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Farris Coursey, Nashville’s First “A” Team Drummer

March 1, 2024 Reader Submissions

I am ashamed to admit it, but even as an amateur history buff, I wasn’t familiar with Farris. That all changed a few years ago with the purchase of an early 1960’s Rogers drum set that Farris owned and played. I will attempt to tell his story now as best as I can.

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In Legendary Drummers, Vintage Drums, Rogers Tags Farris Coursey, Nashville A Team, Harry Stinson, Rogers Drums
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