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Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:53 pm**

Just saw Pearl's new Folkloric line of congas/bongos on thier site... Raymond, did u get a chance to try them out? Do u have any idea when and how much $$? Some beautiful, TRADITIONAL drums...

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:58 pm**

oh...and where in PR can u get Pearl?? Never have them at that big store in Santurce, and their prices, well...jmm I think u probably know..

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:05 pm**

Folkloric Congas

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:06 pm**

And me being more a bongosero... really like these..

[url=http:///www.pearldrum.com/06_nuhome/06product-teaser/folkloric-bongo.jpg]Folkloric bongos[/url]

-NICE!

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:10 pm**

...mistake in link to bongos, here they are!

Folkloric Bongos

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:38 pm**

¡Oye Papa!
¡Esas congas se ven bien nice!

¿Son de Pearl?

Suave!
Onile!

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:10 pm**

onile wrote:¿Son de Pearl?

Suave!
Onile!

Im guessing you havent got your reading glasss on Gramps!

:laugh: :O :p

Here's a hint, check out the badge on the shell or inscriptions on the rim. (Pearl Elite) :;):

Edited By ABAKUA on 1138144277

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:34 am**

Reading glasses is right! I'm blind in one eye and can't see out the other on a good day!:p

It took me a while, but finally...........duh! I caught it!

They do look pretty cool though!

Suave!
Onile!

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:39 am**

Hola Hermanos,

Good looking set of Congas and Bongos but the skins as always look and are cheap,you can tell by the transparent color and need to be upgrade. We should have the option of buying with/without the skins,I think we will save money beacuse any of us will change the skins to improve sound. Over all they look great,still need to be tested for sound and other pendejadas.

Edited By caballoballo on 1138195877

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:27 pm**

caballoballo wrote:. We should have the option of buying with/without the skins,I think we will save money beacuse any of us will change the skins to improve sound.

- (dreaming...) good idea-maybe save us 80-100 bucks off the price??? (waking up).. WE WISH!!

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:50 pm**

maelopr wrote:- (dreaming...) good idea-maybe save us 80-100 bucks off the price??? (waking up)..

per pair, that is!

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:32 pm**

Yes, I was at NAMM and the new Folkloric Congas and Bongo were a huge success with our endorsers and the public. They sound great. These congas and bongos are made of oak and have a lining of fiberglass inside. Also, the heads are special ones selected to have the drums sound traditional. So, the heads are great and there will be no need to change them. (They do not use Pearl's stock heads. ). They are very light to carry! They should be out by March 2006. In the design of the congas and bongos, Francisco Aguabella and Jesus Diaz gave input in their design. During NAMM, Pearl was giving out a DVD demonstrating the new Folkloric congas and bongos and the related instruments like the batas, shekeres (two new versions, making three of them in Pearl's line up), cata (new), claves (new) and guataca (new). Most of our West Coast endorsers participated in the video. (During NAMM, we all participated in a "rumba" with the new congas and bongos in our Pearl's sound booth with Francisco Aguabella, Jesus Diaz, Eddie Montalvo, Marc Quinones, Bobby Allende, El Negro Hernandez, Fausto Cuevas, Cesar Espinosa, Eric Velez, Jesse Caraballo, Glen Caruba, Carlos Soto, Andres Bermudez and yours truly...I think Pearl will put the video in their site soon!)

The bongo is 7 and 8 1/2 which is different than the 9 inch hembra Pearl has in the Elite Series. The congas will come in quinto, conga and tumbadora!

Unless they screw up in the heads, that again, I was told not because they will keep the same type of heads as the ones in the congas and bongos at NAMM, believe this congas and bongos will be hit.

The LP guys all went to check them out....Paoli Mejias, Roberto Quintero, Raul Rekow, Pedrito Martinez, Karl Perazzo and other. (No Litte Johnny did not go and check them out)! All agree the heads are the best feature since there is no need to change them!

Where you can get Pearl in Puerto Rico?

Villa Music in Santurce and Music Sound in Caguas!

Be checking Pearl's site for more on this (and the rumba video)!

Saludos!

Edited By Raymond on 1138196245

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:33 pm**

Maelo,

Donde estás localizado aqui en la Bella Isla del Encanto ? Yo vivo en Rio Grande.

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:41 pm**

Caballoballo... soy natural de Villalba, vivo hace 2 años y pico en Dorado, por cuestion de trabajo. Trabajas en Palo 11? Yo estuve yendo allí bastante hasta hace poco con una orquesta de Doado..la Exclusiva. Pero por lo general picoteo mas con grupos del area sur, donde me conocen mas...

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:07 pm**

Maelo,si,me acuerdo de esa Banda. Que pasó que no han vuelto a tocar en el Palo? Eras tu el Bongocero ? La ultima vez que vi la Exclusiva fue antes de que inaguraran la extension del Palo. Yo llevo tocando con la Guerrilla en el Palo desde el 28 de Sept 05, al menos 1 vez al mes y estoy de DJ desde principios de Noviembre. Este Viernes estaré pero no se que Orq va a tocar. Arre Caballo

Edited By caballoballo on 1138198150

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New Pearl Congas and Bongos...Raymond?