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Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:07 pm**

If you were on a deserted island and could only take 1 conga with you which would you choose?

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:23 am**

No doubt my LP Classic Conga Original!

And of course my saxophone

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:45 am**

Gotta love the Classics! :cool:

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:01 am**

Can someone please post a picture of a Junior Tirado tumbadora? Never seen one.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:50 am**

You need to add Moperc & Isla hand made Congas to the poll.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:56 am**

What about Meinl, Pearl, Toca, Del Cielo, Volcano Percussion... ?

Out of league?

Primoz

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:53 am**

If you are on desert island, you have so much time - make your own! Hardware may be difficult to come by though..

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:54 pm**

Then there's also fat congas which have that beautiful round traditional rim style like the Sol/GB california.

Charangaman, nice point!:) I guess then you'd have to take hardware with you. And that'd better be stainless steel hardware! So from that point of view it's moperc, volcano, fat's ...

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:05 pm**

Maybe we could use animal bones or some yuka style tuning with staves.. Nature will provide! :;):

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:52 pm**

Bacalao,

Here are some Junior Tirado congas. Enjoy

These are from the early 70's, they belonged to Julian Cabrera, who played with Machito and Charlie Palmieri. I bought them at Junior's apartment about 12 yrs. ago.They are Caribbean mahogany and the 11" quinto has 6 lugs. Dario

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Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:55 pm**

Here are some Junior Tirado's ashe wood congas

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Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:58 pm**

Here is a picture of Junior with his congas.
Que en paz descanse, maestro. Moforibale !

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Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:25 pm**

Man, those drums are really beautiful, may he rest in peace!
What kind are those white skins, never seen something like that.
All the best,
Tom!

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:41 pm**

Omelenko,

Thanks for the pics. Those are some beautiful drums and I hope to some day have a chance to play a set.

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:22 am**

Nice posts guys.
Those are some BEAUTIFUL pics.
Thank you--KK

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