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caballoballo wrote:\ I was advice by Dandy Rodriguez to soak the skin on a hot water tower for a while and then tunn it to get the rim to a lower lever.

Hot water tower? - do you/he mean steaming it -like steaming vegatables? If so, I have not tried that before.

T

ABAKUA wrote:In all honesty, I preferred the traditional style hardware of the gen III

I feel the same way re: "traditional style hardware".
It's all a matter if individual taste (like ice cream).

"Cuero na' ma'"

How about this hardware?:

Saludos, guess what? Bought an old Dandy today. Why old? Because the owner bought it and kept it new inside the box for a couple years until today.

Dandy Rodriquez is really a legend and his Bongó is really a beautiful set. If you read his resume he started playing with Tito Puente at a very young age, then he played with Tito Rodríguez, Barreto, Típica 73 & with Latin Giants of Jazz where he is presently playing. To me he is the greatest Bongocero and that is another reason to have his model.

This is a photo Dandy sent me when I bought the vintage Valje from him. I consider him the tastiest of bongoceros.