I picked this up in a secondhand store last Saturday while on a short holiday into the USA.
The drum has seen better days. I noticed the large
crack - full length of the drum - between staves and the second
crack (split) in a stave....after I paid for it. I was so excited about finding a Gon Bops in the store I did not even look at the drum carefully before paying for it. I recongnized the badge and that's about all. I'm not complaining - it is a very nice drum and the damage is basically only wood and wood can be fixed.....maybe not by me however.
My drum looks a lot like the one on the Gon Bops website - History Page - except someone put a 'handle' on my drum
http://www.gonbops.com/historyQuestions and help:
What does the TT-3300 on the Badge mean??
Does anyone in the Pacific Northwest repair congas. I would need to have it reglued and the bands removed and reattached I think....they're loose.
I would not want it refinished - at least that's what I'm thinking right now. It is scuffed up a little here and there and there is a scratch. I love how it looks like it is (minus the cracks of coarse). It has what appears to be the original head - it has the Gon Bops stamp.