JCR bongos - one-piece mahogany shells: for sale

[umannyt]

James,

Congrats! IMO, you sold your JCR bongos at an excellent price vis-a-vis the price(s) of brand new JCRs.

[Mr. Conga]

"These are definitley JCRs. This was the groove design that Caly came up with.
He had somone in Colombia start the lathing on those shells, which were completed in the Bronx".

-Isaac

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Isaac so that line of J.C.R bongos the wood is from Colombia?...most of us tought it was Dominican cahoba. That was around the 70's J.C.R bongos, before the ones we know are defenetly Dominican Mahogany shells.

One thing is clear J.C.R have being great instruments in the pass, the man's career is legendary, he has supplied a special group of people, with what they need. He's bell are some of my favorite one's.
He is one of the best bell makers, overall. We all have enjoyed the J.C.R bells.

[Isaac]

I am going to give a little breakdown on the cost of my dominican bongos project to help clear things a little..

So you can see that even doing it yourself like I did I have spent about 400 dollars give or take. I have
the satisfaction of knowing I have a very unique set of Bongos that no one else has. So to me it was
worth it, but it takes a lot out of you and I am not sure If I will do it again.

I hope this helps.

Will.

To other do it yourselfers: Why not get a new set by one of the experts. A restored set may not always live up to your expectations.
Unless you're very skilled with a lot of different tools & loads of free time, it may not be worth it. I know it
can be a satisfying project...but as Will outlined, you still have to be prepared to spend to get the drums to their maximum potential.

ISAAC