by Raymond » Mon May 10, 2004 3:15 pm
Based on my experience, protecting the shells of congas for scratches and bumps is very hard. You could do your best to minimize them. If you play seated, anything, even your chair can scratch the finish or the floor, etc.
The protectors you have heard and your are looking for are to avoid the scratching of the shells with the lugs of the other congas. They are OK! LP has them and Remo but not that many people using them. I think any stores could get them or will have them for you. (LP has two kinds one big one that you put in the lug and cover the whole log and I think they have some "rubber rings" they put on the lugs".
Good luck!