Hola David, The "alma" has to be about an 1/8" smaller than the conga head measured from the inside.Farach would then apply grease to the alma and gently tap...
Hola Zeno, When it came to congas he used the first method.I had a 5 lug Gon Bop bongo' and the macho went slightly out of round,I took it to him and he used...
Friends, I have submitted a One and Two Week Itinerary to the organization which holds a valid license for travel to Cuba. They will now inform me if the...
I am very glad you recognize Matthew Smiths work is in the same master catagory as Junior and Jay. ... From: Dario Rosendo To: latinperc@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Chuck thanks for keeping me on your list. Unfortunately I am visiting Philly Oct 13-20 and probably will not have the funds to go to Cuba that soon after....
When you post events such as this, please be sure to give the location: at least the city and state and country. Sure, you and your neighbors know where the...
Ray Ruhlen
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Aug 1, 2005 5:31 pm
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I have a friend,Mario, who was the original Willie Colon tumbador,he rocorded "El Malo",Willie's first album.Then he stepped away from the scene because of...
If a drum is constructed this way, have you eliminated it going out of round? Ray ... congas back in round.He would buy a 2' by 4' piece of plywood 1" ...
Oye Dario, This might be a dumb question but here goes :) Is it possible to make tumbadoras out of "guayacan?" Jus' curious! David "Too Blessed To Be Stressed"...
If it has an "alma",unless you are a person that tunes really high and don't untune after your gig,this is considered extreme abuse on any conga,it's very...
Ahi me cojistes David.You got me on that one,but I imagine it could be done.Cuidate compay ! This is not because David is my friend,his bongo instructional...
I spoke today with Matthew, actually he was on his way to visit Jay from Skin On Skin. I told him people were praising his drum building, he was happy to hear...
Thanks for the tip. I need to not be so lazy. Ray Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 13:38:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Dario Rosendo <drosen8@...> Subject: Re: Re: Drum...
Matthew sounds he gets around. Is he older than 40? Just curious, as he sounded very young via phone. What an artist of the highest caliber. ... [Non-text...
Hey David et al, their is a guy whose name is Hector Rochas in Cali,Colombia that uses guayacan to make Tumbas, bongo, bata, tamboras etc.his company is called...
Matthew is 30 something! ... From: Elenii Light To: latinperc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [latinperc] Mattew Smith Ritmo...
Regarding Dario's comments about tuning and going out of round. The drums that go out of round are made with inferior woods, or materials. Period. The tension...
Interesting, the drums that I have seen cracked are the mahogany Gon Bops, and a few Sols that Akbar made from mahogany. They were light and sounded great but...
Hello I agree that the wood is the most important choice of any instrument. I would like to point out that Luan refers to mahogany plywood and the term...
Hi kids, Andrew said "the drums that go out of round are made with inferior woods, or materials". You obviously have not seen my mid 70's Valje quinto.Quarter...
This has been a most interesting thread with some VERY knowledgable posts on wood quality and stave manufacture. My tumbadora orientation is more towards the...
I was given a totally beat up gon-bop mahogany conga recently. Worst mess I have ever seen. Coming apart everywhere, hardware broken, etc. In the restoration...
There is no way, I have been there, unless you can bend the alma a bit to get it in from the top, then straighten it out when it is in there. Flat stock works...
my point about the flat head screws, is that they are bolted with a nut and lock washer on the inside of the alma on the other side, then it is really...
Sounds gorgeous. Can you post a picture? One caution, I've "restored" a few old congas, Gon Bops among others. I find that all the glue deteriorates, some...
Ray Ruhlen
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Aug 4, 2005 5:07 pm
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In a message dated 8/3/2005 4:33:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... hadn't even thought about that recently (just got drums out of storage after three months of...
How do I post photos to this forum? I might get inspired and post several of drums I have restored. To make real steel barrel hoops" form paper sheet into...
Man, this is valuable information. I've been imagining what such a tool as the "dog" would be like for years. Where can I find cooper's tools? Yes, I also used...
Ray Ruhlen
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Aug 4, 2005 8:52 pm
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In a message dated 8/4/2005 1:53:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Me too! A Yahoo search for "coopers' dogs" turns up a dog-breeder named Cooper, and not much...
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