Hello List Say "YEAH!" I have enjoyed all the posts on head thickness and all the thoughts on thickness and projection. I too, have a reallold set of Gun Bops...
thanks for the e-bay info. I lost out on a good set of gonbops on e-bay, but will keep trying. there were a couple of messages about ebay, thanks to all...
I have found that Bag Balm (made for cows' teats/udders) is also very good for the skin, both on the hands and on the drum. But use it very sparingly as it is...
The best stuff I have found for keeping the hands soft and preventing splits is called Lac-hydrin. Lac-hydrin was prescription only (and very expensive) until...
Greetings to all. All interested parties are invited to check out a new message board. Follow the link below. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Timbaleros_03/...
... You can (or at least could) also buy plain old Lanolin (as in the basic mostly untampered product from sheep). It is also greasy (a little bit worked well...
Steve Tierra
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Jan 2, 2003 5:33 pm
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... Hello Barky Same holds true for Tai Chi also. I find it keeps my wrists and hands very flexible, which certainly makes for improved drumming.... Hoppy New...
Steve, Allow me to put my two cents on the subject. Something to keep in mind also is the cream called: African Shea Butter. Shea Butter comes from a fruit...
Hi!!! I'm a new member of the group so let me introduce myself, I'm Brenda Mamani. Of course, I love percussion, I play in a folk group, i'm from argentina, so...
Do the paila patterns played on the shell tend to vary at all from those patterns played on the bell? One timbalera told me that the ones she had been playing...
The latest issue of Percussion News has this ad: PREMIUM QUALITY RAWHIDE FOR DRUM HEADS GOAT,SLUNK,CALF,KIP,AND STEER PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FORMERLY UTILIZED...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. LATIN PERCUSSION WORKSHOP: "Playing Ensemble" Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM PST...
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Jan 8, 2003 12:02 am
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... The cascara patterns are not identical to any bell patterns I've ever heard, whether for timbal or bongo bells. The cascara is, to me, a fuller ...
Orlando Fiol
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Jan 8, 2003 1:19 am
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Thanks a million for that info. (I probably should have known that answer, had I been listening, right?) But two things that had thrown me off all this time...
Does any one on this list happen to know why Chucho Valdes' tour of Australia seems to have been cancelled? Is it by any chance a health thing? Alternatively,...
cáscara as played in Cuba nowadays, and as far back as the late '50s, can vary greatly, rhythmically. If you listen to older recording with Guillermo Barretto...
Chuck Silverman
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Jan 9, 2003 2:05 pm
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My Cubano buddy Tony Taboada sent some more of what he is currently recording in Houston. He has a new singer working with him, Roberto Torres Sanchez. Wicho...
Hi folks: Did some one know about some internet site or vendor who sells drums tuning plates or brackets and hooks for congas or other hand drums? Thanks for...
Try this guy. ( mailto:ydrums@... ) He has a web site with photographs of the stuff he sells. Ask him for his web site address. He sells hardware for...
I am selling a Peruvian "cajon" that I brought from Peru in July 02. I had 10 made and I sold them all. This one I kept for the longest time since it is...
Just a brief public acknowledgement of the great service provided by the guys at EARTHSHAKING Music. Needing to replace old GB quinto head and their Bauer...
I got a chance to play my gon bops (quinto and tumba) with a timba conga. It was like old times, sounded like my old self. I have been using a giovanni LP and...
Pancho Quinto has suffered a massive stroke. A friend called me with this news from havana the other day and I contacted Jane Bunnett and Larry cramer to...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. LATIN PERCUSSION WORKSHOP: "Playing Ensemble" Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM PST...
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Jan 15, 2003 12:02 am
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Here are the directions and workshop info for this Friday evening. -Fergus the Red. ... _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8...
Also, callus/finger splits were completely cleared after 2 X day application of MAD GAB Elephant Lube with Shea. Play/practice continues without any taping. ...
