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Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:52 amby de-oppresso-liber
I have played two congas for years. I just recently ordered and received a LP three conga set -- tumbadora, conga, quinto. What is the preferred method for setting up a three conga set like this? The congas will be in basket stands. I will also have a set of bongos on a separate stand. In case it matters, I'm right handed.
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Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:08 pmby CongaTick
This subject has been threaded pretty extensively, the bottom line seems to be: whatever works for you. There are as many weird setups as their are rhythms. I'm right-handed also, but play left-handed (My tumbaos based on HT/manoteo w/right and slaps w/left. Don't ask, just the way I taught myself.) and my setup is probably as weird: Conga in center, quinto to right, tumba to left. Bongos next to me behind tumba and big Remo next to me behind quinto. All that matters is the sound, the groove, the clave. Experiment!
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Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:10 pmby CongaTick
I meant to say "big Remo djembe next to me behind quinto"[B]
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Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:13 pmby windhorse
Big one on the left, small in the middle between legs, and mid-size on the right. (just me) But, there's no right and wrong. In the end it's personal.
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Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:32 pmby yoni
I mostly set mine up like yours, windhorse, and of course it's personal as you said...
I put mine in a close triangle instead of in a row, allows me easier cross-overs, and I may change the positions here and there...