Great find! I personally love those old CPs and they are a close second ro the Matadorsfrom that era.
Below is a link to an interesting tuning guide from Gon Bops.
http://www.latinrhythmtraders.com/html/congatuning.html
There are many options here and the 9" is off the chart but I would estimate the range is in between A and E.
These are only suggestions. If it is tuned too high the tone will sound a bit choked.
I personally like the Remo heads because they do not need constant retuning like skins. The Remos need dampening often for overtones but afterwards they are very close to skin in tone. Also easier on the hands and wear for years.
Google search and you will find many different tuning styles.
I recomend to find where the 9" sounds best first then tune the 10" four steps down of the key you are tuning in. For example E 9" and G 10", D 9" and F# 10".
Only suggestions here. You can tune by ear too. One thing to look out foris to evenly distribute the pressure on the heads so the skins do not get pulled too much to one side of the shell.
To evenly tune your heads I suggest to rough tune the head to your taste. Muffle the center of the head and tap the head near the lugs around the drum. Often there will be variation of tone around the head. Fine tune the head to equal out the head tuning.
Enjoy what you play and play what you enjoy.
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