P.S. I did hear that Meinl and Lp reinforce their Siam Oak drums by coating the inside with fiberglass. Just some additional information.
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P.S. I did hear that Meinl and Lp reinforce their Siam Oak drums by coating the inside with fiberglass. Just some additional information.
Unfortunately, in my experience, I have three negative experiences with Lp rubber tree made congas. I'm referring to cracks that developed in the drums. However, I have a friend who has had her...
If you do Gon Bops, invest in the California Series or the Alex Acuna Series. The shells for the California series is Appalachian Red Oak. The Alex Acuna Series does North American Ash. The lower...
I've own a Lp Galaxy wood drum I thought was made of American oak(it's heavy enough). It cracked on me twice. This is after buying the Lp/Valje quintos that also cra cracked on me. I'm still...
I love Fat Congas of Santa Barbara. They no longer make congas, but have to say those are the best that I've played and continue to play.
I owned two Fat Conga conga drums. The first one was made of oak. It was severely damaged when it fell off of a truck. My second one is maple and thus far is holding up pretty well and sounds...
I bought my first conga drum without playing it first. It was a Fat Conga of Santa Barbara. Being a custom drum, the music stores didn't carry it. Being a custom drum made of wood and natural bull...
Don't expect any new congas under the Valje name. LP still owns the name. Akbar Moghadam recently made some bongos for LP under the Valje moniker. They come in mahogany and red oak. The heads are...
For African drumming, go to Africa. Save up for the trip.
Probably LP Aspires will give you the more bang for the buck. In terms of temperature resistance, fiberglass would be better than wood.
musically yours,
Seneferu
I never had cracking issues with my Fat Conga:drumset-3:
Also keep in mind that the Asian drums are made of a wood( white lau, rubberwood, Siam oak) that many times do not fair well in our climate especially here in Michigan. Every lp drum I own including...
Drums like volcano and resolution are custom made works-of-art that will run u anywhere from $850 to over a grand per drum. Generally they are made by one person. Two @ the most. LP, Meinl,etc. don't...