Re: Asian Made Latin Drums !? They are all same materials !?
Originally Posted by
Ernesto Pediangco
I relate to that. An overlooked option is buying name brands, USED ! Many people buy drums & give it up or the economy forces them to downsize all things in life...and drums may just be a decor item to them. I saw a set of LP pro model congas for 400 the pair...12 months old & not a scratch ! Matador Bongos w/ great hard ware & decent heads fo $ 90.00 like new ! most entry level drums are not worth half of the cost they retail for. Theres a certain minimum quality standard even for entry level. The school districts music dept is full of broken bogus drums that will never be fixed and so schools go w/o decent instruments. BUT u can buy a cracked drum, glue it and make it work, take joy in "getting er done !"
Good point, Ernesto!
I found a pair of Meinl bongos several years ago at a local pawn shop; the price on them was $49.00, and all they needed was a little cleaning and re-tuning to get them sounding as good as my LP Professional Series II which I'd purchased new in 1992 for $235.00.
It takes time, patience and a willingness to "git-er-done," but there are good buys out there if you know how to shop...
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
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