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Beautiful looking drum...
Enjoy... and enjoy Cuba!

Thanks for the comments guys, I am in love with this drum, and those few who have seen it are also amazed by it.
I took it along to a farewell rumba/bbq the boys through for me the other day and everyone loved it. Might look at completing the set upon my return from Cuba.

Chachoooooo!
That is in line with the beautiful work known to be by Matthew Smith.

Que quinto tan bonito, tiene que sonar bestial Papa!
(what a beautiful quinto, it has to sound like a beast Papa)

Enjoy your trip to Cuba Linda! Weeeeepaaaaaaa!

La bendicion!

Beautiful drum ... but it's a little small don't you think?

I'm just kidding around, after all, I'm the guy that recently posted the super-tumba pictures.

I do have a question about keeping a pre-formed head like you have there. I've noticed that they shrink over time so as to no longer fit properly. Now maybe the last time I did that I didn't keep it sealed up in a bag. But a few months of storage has caused my pre-formed heads to shrink up several times, so they have to be re-soaked and reshaped a bit when I finally mount them. Do y'all see this problem? I've come to the conclusion I'd rather just have a spare hoop and a flat skin than a pre-formed head.

That's a beautiful drum!

Cheers!
BMac

BMac wrote:I've come to the conclusion I'd rather just have a spare hoop and a flat skin than a pre-formed head.

Most definitely, yes, a premounted head does not really make sense to me with a conga, neither a requinto.

Abakua,
What type of wood is your drum?
I noticed you have the old style hardware on the rims, nice looking.
Did you request the Ritmo logo? Nice touch!
I hope you are enjoying your new toy. More pic's when you get time.
KK

Sorry for the delay, this was posted while I was in Cuba and had missed it since being back..
The drum is Ash. Yes, I requested his original style traditional rims, and also the logo and handle. Its very retro.
It is a screamer of a requinto, absolutely kills at the rumbas. Very happy with it.

What happen to the pics , I wana take a good look at this masterpiece again ...

Jaisen Torres wrote:What happen to the pics , I wana take a good look at this masterpiece again ...

"Ask and you shall receive"
K.C.

Jaisen Torres wrote:What happen to the pics , I wana take a good look at this masterpiece again ...

Thanks for that one KC - not sure what happ with the pics, I had them linked from my facebook page.
Anyways, I will upload em on here...

Hope you're well Jaisen. Ache.

Marcelo , im good kid, hey thanks for the pics !
That drum is beautiful , your very lucky!!!
Just spoke to Matt A few times over the past few weeks.
He is more than an artisan , Im happy to say he is doing good
plus he still doing his thing ....

Heres a short clip of a Yambu I recently played Quinto on, you can see/hear the Requinto, for the Guaguanco we performed next we tuned it a little higher. Has heaps more in it still.
No footage found yet of the guaguanco, doesnt look like its been up'd yet.

Yambu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RIbOWWcY4