Well made,as can see.use petroleum or Vaseline,to keep skin's from cracking & better sounding,& wood polish.to keep wood in good condition.thanks for this vedeo.EBR.
The rubber brake pieces were ment also to create a distance between the conga and the floor so the air could be able to flow freely giving the sound a very higher volume. Plrase try to separate just a centimeter from the floor to compare the difference!. ;)
In one of my videos I describe how I took the heads off and turned them upside down. Then set them in a half inch of water and filled the head with water only up to the flesh hoop to keep that part dry so it wouldn't fall off the flesh hoop,,,,, the crown hoop was not part of this process. It just comes off before I start. After the top and sides edge became soft I then mounted them onto the congas, straight, and with enough tension to form the new shape, and let it dry for a few days.
Hi Joe, thanks for getting in touch here. I'm not sure if you meant that I sealed off the bottom of the congas with a sheet of rubber, or if you were referring to the air space to the floor made by possible by the rubber feet . I installed a rubber ring the same width as the wood edge of the shell, sort of like how Moperc nails a rubbery tube on the bottom of their congas. So it's still open, just no air space to the floor when sitting flat. It is unfortunate that the original feet were crumbling and breaking off over time but I checked for tonal resonance by elevating the congas various heights from the floor and found that the rubber feet didn't raise the conga high enough ( 3/8") to get the mid to low frequencies more prominent. The steel band at the bottom also narrowed the space reducing the air gap to about 1/4" . The custom Colombo conga stand works very well when standing, and gives that wide open projection. When playing in a seated position the main tumbadora, whichever size, is typically played on an angle which I found, does accomplish this better than the original feet. There are some really good alternatives to those rubber feet available when looking for more tonal projection. I sometimes use the rubber feet by LP that slip onto the bottom of the congas and raise them 1 1/4", also the low basket stands by Gon Bops, conga sound plates by Pearl etc, which do make an audible difference. I remember when I was just getting into congas the most common fiberglass congas around at the time had those modern looking telescopic tube legs.
Used to play this drums, and they were the best sounding drums I've ever played.
Congratulations!... Colombo congas are the best I've ever restaured and heard!. I'm living in Argentina by now!
Well made,as can see.use petroleum or Vaseline,to keep skin's from cracking & better sounding,& wood polish.to keep wood in good condition.thanks for this vedeo.EBR.
The rubber brake pieces were ment also to create a distance between the conga and the floor so the air could be able to flow freely giving the sound a very higher volume. Plrase try to separate just a centimeter from the floor to compare the difference!. ;)
Wonderful well traveled great unique features classic but new sounds good congas have to try some one day soon thank you for video
That's an excellent buy and awesome restoration! Great to know what you did with the heads to get them even.
In one of my videos I describe how I took the heads off and turned them upside down. Then set them in a half inch of water and filled the head with water only up to the flesh hoop to keep that part dry so it wouldn't fall off the flesh hoop,,,,, the crown hoop was not part of this process. It just comes off before I start. After the top and sides edge became soft I then mounted them onto the congas, straight, and with enough tension to form the new shape, and let it dry for a few days.
What did you soak the hardware in?
I hate for you to lose all the bass response by sealing the entire bottom of the drums. The separate feet allowed it to breathe and resonate.
Hi Joe, thanks for getting in touch here. I'm not sure if you meant that I sealed off the bottom of the congas with a sheet of rubber, or if you were referring to the air space to the floor made by possible by the rubber feet . I installed a rubber ring the same width as the wood edge of the shell, sort of like how Moperc nails a rubbery tube on the bottom of their congas. So it's still open, just no air space to the floor when sitting flat. It is unfortunate that the original feet were crumbling and breaking off over time but I checked for tonal resonance by elevating the congas various heights from the floor and found that the rubber feet didn't raise the conga high enough ( 3/8") to get the mid to low frequencies more prominent. The steel band at the bottom also narrowed the space reducing the air gap to about 1/4" . The custom Colombo conga stand works very well when standing, and gives that wide open projection. When playing in a seated position the main tumbadora, whichever size, is typically played on an angle which I found, does accomplish this better than the original feet. There are some really good alternatives to those rubber feet available when looking for more tonal projection. I sometimes use the rubber feet by LP that slip onto the bottom of the congas and raise them 1 1/4", also the low basket stands by Gon Bops, conga sound plates by Pearl etc, which do make an audible difference. I remember when I was just getting into congas the most common fiberglass congas around at the time had those modern looking telescopic tube legs.