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the 7 line shells are made of heavier gauge brass. The main difference between the 7 line and the later 5 line Dynasonics, is the shell. The short answer to your question: 'Does the frame improve the sound'?. I think a lot of guys didn't bother with the booklet, couldn't get the drum to sound/play right, gave up on it, and called it a piece of crap.

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When Dynasonic's were sold new, they came with an instruction booklet on HOW to set the drum up. This is always a good indication of a drum that belonged to a player that didn't take the time to LEARN how to set the drum up. Not to mention, overtightening the snares/frame will almost always DENT the shell right behind the strainer. In the hands of a 'ham fisted' drummer, a guy who just cranks up the snares as tight as they will go, the drum sounds like crap. Set up correctly, the Rogers Dynasonic is an incredible drum. and also a drum that will NEVER choke, irrespective of how hard you play it. ( some guys say too much, but I don't agree ).

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With the frame in place and the snares attached and tensioned, the Swivo strainer raises the WHOLE FRAME up against the bottom head, just GENTLY 'kissing' it, which leaves the snares FREE to vibrate easily as the air column excites the bottom head. plenty of POP/POWER to be sure, but not possessing the 'sensitivity' that the Dynasonic was designed for. without the snare frame, as you have been playing yours, it is essentially just a COB/metal snare drum.

The snare frame is the essence of the Dynasonic system. Needless to say, a nice COB 7 line can go as high as $600.00, and I remember one in particular going for $1000.00! I even bid on that one as it was PRISTINE/MINT, but it still sold way too high. It all depends on WHO is looking and WHEN on these. Value? I have seen your year or similar sell for as little as $150.00, or as much as $450.00. Again, my '66 WMP Dynasonic can be seen on this very site, as well as my '65 7 line COB.

I currently own two, ( I sold three of them ) and still gig on them. I own/gig on Rogers drums and have owned 5 Dynasonics. A warped snare frame will make the Dynasonic sound like crap regardless of WHAT you do to tune it. the easiest way would be to buy one BRAND NEW from Al Drew's Music in Woonsocket RI, or, cruise eBay and wait for a used one to come up, which they often do, but they are almost always expensive, and then you take your chances as to whether or not they are straight or warped. These can be had a couple different ways. The more highly sought after COB Dynasonic's are the earlier 7 line varients. The shell is a 5 line, and these are pretty common, although still nice. What you have here would appear to be a 1970 Rogers Dynasonic snare drum.

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