can anyone identify these drums?

[Congadelica]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws....ription


I fancy a litle refurbishment project these have popped up anyone?

marco

[ozrivera]

they almost look like valje however the seller indicates that it looks like they are carved from a tree. most likely from a custom builder.
refurbishing these sounds like a good project.

good luck

OZ

[Whopbamboom]

Those are one-piece, not staved... look at the grain!

Those would be a GREAT project, I would think. Might even be a wonderful pair of drums! I don't think one-piece drums are always cheap. Motherland sells one-piece tweneboa wood for less than $500 US per drum, but Fredrico's one-piece bubinga's average $2,500 US per drum. It would be great if you could figure out the actual wood.

Good luck, let us know how it turns out!

[deadhead]

nice shape to those drums, I bet they have a good sound.

[Thomas]

Thanks Marco for bringing those to my attention (I hope that you didn't want to buy them, if so, e-mail me and we hopefully can arrange something)!
I got them for 200$ plus shipping (shipping is almost same price unfortunately, but you don't get such chances often here in Europe)!
All the best, Tom!



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[Congadelica]

Thomas , I hope you are happy with them , I decided to give them a miss . lets see the progress of your project .

Glad someone on here bought them .

marco

[Thomas]

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you considered to buy them.
Sorry again...

[Congadelica]

Hey Thomas No apology needed bro , Just make sure you post pics of the progress when you start to re firb them.

peace Bro

marco

[Thomas]

Thanks man! Yes I'll definitely post some pics!
All the best, Tom!

[Whopbamboom]

Congratulations on the score! I am looking forward to hearing more about these.

In the meantime, check this thread, along with the links for three other places that those solid-shell African conga's can be gotten from:

http://www.congaplace.com/cgi-bin....;t=2995

[Whopbamboom]

Oh, and here is one more link for a fourth source of the solid-shell conga's:

http://www.spiritinthewood.com/Latin-style.htm

[Congadelica]

Those do look similar , well the grain is the same . Thomas Im jelous now I hope they scrub up like those my friend.

:p

[deadhead]

I think you got a smokin deal thomas, let us know how they turn out.

[Thomas]

Thank you guys!
Well, hard work lies ahead until they'll look like those on your pics.
But I hope I can make them look like that soon!
All the Best, Tom!

[Congadelica]

Thomas , How you getting along with these drums.

marco