bongobill--love those Valjes, man...you and kona both have some awesome congas in those pix!
bongocajon--wouldn't try a rimshot on that flower pot! But those mule skins??? I'm with L4C on jumping through the monitor!
cdaug--good to see ya again!
LP Matador Quinto and Conga w/stands and matching Matador Bongos.
"Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning."
bongobill--love those Valjes, man...you and kona both have some awesome congas in those pix!
bongocajon--wouldn't try a rimshot on that flower pot! But those mule skins??? I'm with L4C on jumping through the monitor!
cdaug--good to see ya again!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
nice pictures everyone! but i must say, Love4congas first picture really takes the cake
The only way to catch a butterfly is never waiting for the wings.
in your case, "L4C" could also be "luv4cameras!"
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
LOL! I like that! (Love 4 cameras) It's got a good ring to it! Very cool Bongobro!
Thanks Kona, It might be a nice picture but your Valje's are a work of art!
L4C
L4C (L4cams ) Thanks too - The Valje's are great drums alright. I really lucked out when I decided to buy them. They're just starting to tune up nice with the new LP buffalo heads that I put on a few months ago. But - I can't really wait to hear them with new (hand picked by Ralph Flores) cowhides on them. Like I said before - there are a lot of very nice conga drums out there -I've seen a lot on this Percussion Forum that are looking very nice indeed.
Gary
The difference will be night and day with Ralphs skins! They are definitely beautiful drums Kona! I really dig that rug too, wish I had one like that for my drums.They're just starting to tune up nice with the new LP buffalo heads that I put on a few months ago. But - I can't really wait to hear them with new (hand picked by Ralph Flores) cowhides on them.
There's just something about Congas that just represent relaxation, i love it. Beautiful drums everyone they look awesome. Hopefully soon i'll have a set.
If you're asking how the Quinto sounds with the recently tucked buffalo - it's got a nice high pop - not bad so far. Years ago when I played more I played the Quinto to my left (I'm right handed). But now I tend to play the Quinto as my primary, conga on the right, tumba left (sometimes I switch these two around) and I now play my supertumba behind the quinto out front. When I first started (32 years ago) I played them left to right quinto, conga (primary), tumba and supertumba (like a couple of floor toms).
My drums are:
QUINTO 30.5” tall X 9.75
CONGA 30.75” X 10.75
TUMBA 30.75” X 11.75
SUPERTUMBA 30.25” X12.75
and I have the 6.75 & 8” Bongos
Quinto, conga, tumba and supertumba.
Last edited by kona; 06-03-2009 at 09:23 PM.
Gary
Thanks
It's actually kind of like a Saree (Sari) made of cotton - it's thin and the print is right straight through (the same on both sides). I picked it up more than 30 years ago after seeing one hanging in a drum retail store in Vancouver BC. I don't use it as a rug - I use it as a nice backdrop when I take photos of my drums.
If you hold that thought long and hard enough you will have some nice congas one day - hopefully sooner than later man
Gary
Man those LPs are sweet! Nothing says vintage better than gold sparkle !!
Holy smoke leedy2 you have a very nice collection of drums! I am a big fan of old Lp's! Nice set of pearls too! How do you like the Buaers? I here alot of good things about them.
L4C
My set up at church ....
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
LP Performers. I have 4 mics all together going into the mixer, then just one output to the main board to make it easier on the sound guy. Our church band can get pretty loud and the drumset is right behind me, so I have in-ear monitors.
BTW - Kinda hard to see, but that box just behind the bongos is a Meinl Bobgo Cajon. I play it with cymbol/padded sticks.. really nice for quiter/softer stuff. Also I have the mounted Tamb and a triangle and small symbol hanging from it.
Thanks for the comments!
LP Matador Quinto and Conga w/stands and matching Matador Bongos.
"Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning."
Nice drums jdl1881, Boy.. I bet those Performers sound great on the mics! I like the way Performers sound on stands, they have great projection! I had a set that I played sitting and they sounded really sweet when I replaced the skins with cow. Lp really gives them a sweet finish too!
L4C
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