Rare Gon Bops congas - what kind of wood ?

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Re: Rare Gon Bops congas - what kind of wood ?

Postby Chtimulato » Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:28 pm

Of course. I do believe you, King Conga.
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Re: Rare Gon Bops congas - what kind of wood ?

Postby Psych1 » Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:34 am

As long as we have a rare Gon Bops show-and-tell going, here is my 2 piece quinto. I believe it is a one-of-a-kind, special-order, made for a guy who needed a conga he could pack in the boot of his MG.
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Re: Rare Gon Bops congas - what kind of wood ?

Postby Chtimulato » Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:54 pm

Interesting drum too. Did you play it ? Did it sound ?
It reminds me of these http://www.alix-percussion.com/nouveautes-percussion.php (in French, sorry), made by this french drum maker : http://www.alix-percussion.com/. The guy posted a video on Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSlgigprcPE&feature=youtu.be.

You may not like the sound, but I find the idea is interesting. Anyway, the sound on videos, especially on Youtube, depends on the recording materiel. The whole set is rather expensive (1850,00 €, 2106 $ at today's rate), so you'd better try them "in real life" before ordering...

I ordered some hardware to the man, and he's very kind.
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Re: Rare Gon Bops congas - what kind of wood ?

Postby Psych1 » Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:42 pm

I've played it, a little, I'm not much of a quinto player. I do have an old, 60's GB conga/tumba set that I do play. This one - sounds good like a quinto should. It has a good tight seal between the parts. "One of these days" I'll refinish it.

Those Alik drums do look very interesting.
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