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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:34 am**

Just picked up a sweet little Gon Bops Requinto from blango, an excellent person to do business with for skins or old tubs, and knowledgeable about restorations as well.

The 9.5 inch version in mahogany.

It needs a little work, has some unusual features, but I've always been a fan of this model. It has the very attractive International hardward.

I'm going to take it to my dad's workshop, he's a high end painting contractor. A kind of "father and son project", like building a soap box car or whatever.

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:36 am**

Those bands aren't original, they may stay, they may go.

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:40 am**

It's got one crack, easily glued and repaired.

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:50 am**

inside..

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:56 am**

Anyways, it needs some work, but I've been wanting a project like this before, luckily this one doesn't need too much work.

I think I have just about enough skill to pull this off, but it's my first one so I'd be happy to hear any advice from some of you more experienced guys.

I think those little 9.5 requintos are so cool, and the vintage Gon Bops ones seem to be the ones to have. It should be a nice addition to the new Resolution (Valje)
set I'm getting next week.

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:04 am**

I'll be sure and post here with the results and the process when it's done, it's so light, and I'm sure it's going to be a screamer, especially when I fit it with one of blango's excellent skins.

Okay last pic for now until I get to work on it.

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:01 pm**

Someone had installed a kind of funky alma on it..

maybe it worked, the drum is pretty round, hard to tell from photos
though because the bearing edge is pretty warped.

If only old drums could tell the stories of their lives..

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:03 pm**

The bearing edge will need complete reconstructive surgery,

we can rebuild it, make louder, sweeter, stronger.

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:06 pm**

probably gonna get some new lugs too, I want this to be a
playable axe, folkloric and small jazz groups..

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Posted: **Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:10 pm**

and here she is stripped and naked, I've always loved the figure's
on these old Gon Bops Requintos.

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Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:19 am**

Nice! You gonna get one of Isaac's Mule skins?

Can't wait to see you in June and play that sukka!

Walnut oil is apparently a good thing to coat it with.

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:28 am**

very nice drum and story. please keep us updated of where this drum ends up.

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:41 am**

Looks to me like someone recut that bearing edge. might be kind of hard on the hands, looks sharp almost like a tom or snare drum cut.
PC

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:39 am**

windhorse wrote:Nice! You gonna get one of Isaac's Mule skins?

Can't wait to see you in June and play that sukka!

Walnut oil is apparently a good thing to coat it with.

Yeah Dave,

I'll have to get this baby ready for you to rip on when you come out.

Posted: **Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:30 pm**

He's right about the bearing edge.. You don't want it sharp like a knife,, nor do you want it square like a 2X4, more like a rounded edge of a cup.

If you glue all the staves well, you won't need the hoops, and the hoops will rattle if not well mounted.
Though they look nice with 'em..

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