by JOHNNY6 » Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:36 am
Hi,as a conga newbie (but intermediate level bongo player),I was wondering if you need to tune/ detune conga heads,as you would the macho head of the bongo??? I would think not,due to the thickness of the skins...but I don't want to take any chances...I have no experience whatsoever w/conga....anything I should know about,tuning and maintenance.,would be greatly appreciated.I just bought a LP classic 11.75'' conga (top tuning) on ebay,store demo,for $ 280 w/shipping(dark brown colour) ...I think it is a decent deal based on quality and your feedbacks,unfortunately I was not able to get traditionnal rims,to match my many bongos...oh well,at least I should have decent sound,which is definetely a priority over looks...and I just realized cause it is top tuning,I probably won't be able to switch to trad.rims later!!? Thanks for all of your help so far and God bless!!!J6.