Yep, Rogers was a great brand in the mid '60's - Buddy Rich was an endorser - but the family ownership was bought out by CBS/Fender. The corporation didn't really understand that drums were musical instruments and that talented craftsmen were needed to build them. It moved the plant to California, breaking up the close-knit team that had been responsible for the high quality of the product and replacing it with unskilled line workers.
After an even more disasterous move to Mexico, the brand was done and there was virtually nothing left to sell but the name. This was picked up by a large music store that marketed very cheap imported drums under the Rogers marque. Happily, the music store recently sold the name to Yamaha, and maybe they will resurrect the brand.
