by Omelenko1 » Sat Jun 04, 2011 5:17 pm
I'll take a cracked quality conga over a brand new commercial one. I'll take a cracked Junnior Tirado, SOS, Valje, Gon Bops, Pan Con Queso, Ismael, Requena or Vergara over a brand new Giovanni Palladium, or a Toca Elite anytime. Cracks are fairly easy to fix, you just have to use quality adhesive like Titebond III or Eppoxy to seal the crack with and you have to have the adequate clamps. I got round clamps from Farach, an old Cuban guy that made and repaired percussion equipment.
Dario