{"id":5020,"date":"2026-07-22T21:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/?p=5020"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:29:32","slug":"roger-taylor-snare-drum-drumsticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/?p=5020","title":{"rendered":"Roger Taylor&#8217;s Snare Drum and Drumsticks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"margin:1.5em 0;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SAM_3656-scaled-1380x920.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Taylor\u2019s signed snare drum and drumsticks, exhibition display\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>A snare drum used in concert &#8212; and, as Roger notes himself in his own autograph on the drumhead, present on a number of the band&#8217;s biggest hits. It&#8217;s paired here with a set of his personal drumsticks, used through the 1980s.<\/p><div class=\"2416a19e08873d0076105f82e7f970da\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6280590296994447\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- quadrato -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;max-width:100%\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6280590296994447\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6452889443\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin:1.5em 0;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SAM_3675-scaled-1380x920.jpg\" alt=\"Close view of Roger Taylor\u2019s snare drum head and exhibition card, with a signed Freddie Mercury photo from The Miracle period behind\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Stage-used drum equipment rarely survives in this kind of condition; between touring wear and the sheer number of shows a drummer like Roger played over a career spanning decades, most kit gets replaced, damaged, or simply lost along the way. 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