Re: Conga Skins + Rain =
Move over, L4C, and I'll cry with ya, bro'......Midwestern humidity does awful things to skins...I've had times in my church group when the drums sounded awesome during rehearsal but awful during a service. (I keep a wrench with me at all times nowadays!)
If you haven't thought of it, look into a dehumidifier for the room where you're keepin' your congas. Sounds like you've got a moisture problem in the room (whether it's the rain itself or moisture from the house itself doesn't matter; as you know yourself, moisture is moisture no matter where it comes from). You may have to experiment with how much moisture you have to remove, but a dehumidifier may help you keep the congas in tune between gigs.
If you're using bags to store them between gigs. of course, that'll help, too...
Keep rockin' them congas, man!
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
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"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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