by congalero » Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:48 am
These are very hard to find. At the low end, $500 and at the high $800. A full set is worth $1,800 to $2K. They are great drums and not many were made. The original skins are terrible. Outfitted with moderately thick steer, you will be satisfied. I am pretty sure they are cut and placed north American cherry (not steam bent staves), too expensive to duplicate. They are beautiful as they age, but are a at-home-drum; very heavy because of the thickness of the wood.
They came in 11", 11.5" and 12". They were quoted other than this before, but I know the sizes. Actually a quinto and conga would work fine as a set, but if you can get a tumba - better yet.
I have not seen any of the cherry bongo, so go for it.
addition. When I measure bearing edge to bearing edge I get the sizes listed above, but LP has this for replacement heads.
LP VALJE SERIES HEADS RAWHIDE PLASTIC
11" Quinto V265A •
113/4" Conga V265B •
121/2" Tumbadora V265C