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    Cool vid but I had no idea there was so much labor , I thought they would have had some robotic machine cutting and milling. No wonder their being made overseas.
    L4C

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7lF7RQGUpM&feature=related"]YouTube - How It's Made (Season 4 / Episode 04 / Part 1)[/ame]

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    Quote Originally Posted by luv4congas View Post
    Cool vid but I had no idea there was so much labor , I thought they would have had some robotic machine cutting and milling. No wonder their being made overseas.
    L4C

    YouTube - How It's Made (Season 4 / Episode 04 / Part 1)
    cool, thanks for sharing that. I wonder how they make the 2 and 3 ply drums that are so common.

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    I don't often venture into the 'Percussion' section. Neat stuff

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    L4C, thanks for sharin' that info...you definitely have a "love for congas" that goes beyond anything I've seen yet!
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    [QUOTE=luv4congas;183217]Cool vid but I had no idea there was so much labor , I thought they would have had some robotic machine cutting and milling. No wonder their being made overseas.
    L4C

    Hence the several month wait for handmade congas from guys like Jay Berek and Matthew Smith.

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    Man, that's wild! A lot more went into that than I would have thought too. Great vid!
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    If we had centerfolds for drums,that kit would be in one of them!

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    You know - I contacted "how it's made" a number of years ago and asked them if they could do a show on how conga drums are made. I didn't follow-up to see if it got aired. I wonder if this is re: my request?

    Thanks a bunch for sharing this !
    Gary

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