JohnnyConga wrote:I say it's "standard" to play 3 congas today in a band...when I was coming up in the 60's none of the latin bands allowed me to play 3 congas. I was a bit ahead of myself then.,.They would tell me one drum or two but definetly not 3...so it was years before I could actually play 3 congas in a band. So that is why I said it's "typical" today...."JC" Johnny Conga....
Guest wrote:JC,
vinnieL is probably a beginner percussionist, so for him, tuning with the help of another instrument is more necessary for him than for me who am probably an intermediate percussionist. Tuning by "ear" can come later on. vinnieL and I obviously may not have the same length of experience that you have. But, in time both vinnieL and I can eventually learn to tune by "ear".
ozrivera wrote:If you’re tuner can help you tune decibels that are not heard by the human ear, then what’s the point, the human ear is still not going to hear those decibels once its tuned.
I think it is inappropriate trying to pull down a quinto into the conga range, or vice-versa.
bongosnotbombs wrote:In regards to a quinto, it seems that quintos are not only higher pitch, but often have a much different tone than a conga or tumba, and congas and tumbas usually have very similar tonality's and just vary in the pitch (higher and lower).
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