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Hi conguero
Please confirm me that this tumba is really a Junior Tirado , if that it is an incredible finding on Ebay Germany!!!!!!!

Looks like one to me, but there are others here who know a lot more about his drums than me.

Certainly looks like one, I am not suprised at all that there is a Junior Tirado drum on Germany's ebay.
Many GI's carried their instruments with them to their duty stations. I had a good friend back in the day
in the Navy that had a Junior Tirado conga and he brought it onboard the ship for our deployments.We
jammed on that drum in many places overseas and the drum I am talking about kind of look exactly like
the drum in Germany's ebay.

Yes, made by Natalio Tirado Ruiz (Junior). A gem! Side plates need reinforment.

Omelenko1 wrote:Yes, made by Natalio Tirado Ruiz (Junior). A gem! Side plates need reinforment.

Looks like the side plates need help and the crown on one of the pictures looks warped.
That mahogany Junior have seen some battles.

Thank to Your comment , of course It need a full restoration that I will do soon.
I have seen that actual trasparent paint is like a foam that when scratched produce the clear spots.
Can advice me for what kind of finish is better to do ? Glossy ? Matt ?
Have Tirado produced coloured drum ? May be red ?
I need also the handle because it miss , I thought to use Ritmo one.

Ahora esta senorita quere un macho mucho Tirado !!!!!

Gracias

As far as finish whatever fancy you, al gusto tuyo.
Hasta en Italia tocan las junior, felicitaciones.

Espresso, You have a rough diamond in your hands, but you can make it smooth.

I have one in that shade, and asfa as a red Junior heres a photo of one. The guy on Bongo is called Luis from Brooklyn originally, went to John Jay HS with me.

docarroyo wrote:I have one in that shade, and asfa as a red Junior heres a photo of one. The guy on Bongo is called Luis from Brooklyn originally, went to John Jay HS with me.

The singer looks like a young Frankie Vazquez wearing an afro, bell bottoms
and most likely platform shoes under them bell bottoms. Those were the
Salsa hey days for sure.

That's got to be Frankie Vazquez or his twin brother for sure!

Here a couple of clip with fantastic musician and a fantastic Tirado sound played I think by Bill Summers

Herbie Hancock Headhunters 1974 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puM38Xgz38w

Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters "Shekere & Chameleon" 1974 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQKzNIGphL8

Funky groovy stuff, Espresso. Back to the 70's, Herbie Hancock
is wearing some groovy platform shoes. Is that Bill Summers?
He seems to be playing Gon Bops congas.

Hi RitmoBoricua
I am sure that Summers played with Hankock in these years.
If You look carefully the clip it is possible recognize clearly that these congas are Tirado.
May be red ?
Ciao

Looks like a red Junior and a white LP fiberglass to me.