ISLA PERCUSSION - Discussion, Quality, Experience, etc

[Tonio]

whaaaats up !!

anyone want a set in cherry??


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[rhythmrhyme]

Ditto - I also have a cherry set if anyone is interested!

Our canuck buck is real low next to the USD, just 80 cents on the dolla. Buyer pays shipping from Victoria BC.

[Ebongo]

Alafia Abures Mi!
I hope that you are all well and in an abundance of blessings!

Okay! Here are the two Isla congas which I ordered, 13" and 12.5"!

check them out....



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Very nice. What was the wait time?

[JimG]

STill love my Isla's. Looking to buy a quinto. shipping to Indiana.

[Lonz]

Love my Islas too. Reskinned one, this weekend with bleached cow from Art Drum.

[KING CONGA]

Great job on that mounting. That Isla looks like it can singggggggg!

[rhythmrhyme]

generally the shell construction looks a lot better than mine. unfortunate about those saggy aluminum bands though -- they really don't need to be there.

I'm going to try re-skinning the two isla quinto's that I have. the requinto is the best constructed of my set, but his has a 1/4 inch steer hide on it that is rather suffocating -- needs LOTS and LOTS of tension to be playable and then it's like hitting a brick. I will say, it's rather remarkable that the drum has not blown apart with how much tension that head needs. my quinto... not sure what to do with it. The crown is too big for the drum but I haven't found anything to replace it without laying out too much money, the construction is also the worst of my set. held together with stripes of sawdust and glue.