by Ernesto Pediangco » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:18 am
A simular wood shell timbale set is available at Rhythm Traders in Portland,Oregon ( see the web site ) There are Asian made, same as most Latin drums ( Oxymoronic ). They have the same timbale rims,tuning system & stands as you'd expect from Asian imports. So if you must have a wood set...this is an affordable option. How ever, you could easily build a set your self and use what ever tuning system hard wares & mountings / stand you want. I always use drum shop spare parts & left overs from other sources for these kinds of projects. As much as I like Mo Perc congas & bongos, i think its lame to make a wood copy of a cheap old style timbale w/ lame hard ware design. They make their own stainless steel parts but they are copied from old designs & Asian imports, Too bad, what a wasted oportunity !