I'm the winner !!

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Postby Congadude » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:43 pm

Hi guys and gals,

I've just won a set of LP Custom Shop conga's and bongo.
I'll explain: The dutch drummersmagazine, Slagwerkkrant, celebrated their 25th anniversary with a giveaway. The only thing you had to do, was sign in and write down why you should be the winner. THAT'S IT!!
Now I can configurate and order (instead of dreaming.....).
The dream (now reality) was/is:
Classis Wood in Matte Green fade down with brushed nickel hardware topped with Extended Collar CCII rim. Code: C-AG-33HN-DG0M.
There is only one minus: traditional rims (which I prefer) are not available in nickel brushed. But I can live with that.
Oh, almost forgot to tell, delivery time is 3 to 4 months, but I can live with that too, I already have a few drums to play.

Greetings,
René
9", 11", 11,75" & 12,5 white Patato's
11,75" & 12,5" blue Afro fibrewood
11" & 11,75" white Afro fibre
Giovanni Compact Conga
Pearl Practice Conga
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LP Patato 9", 11", 11.75", 12.5"
AfroPercussion Fibrewood 11.75", 12.5"
AfroPercussion Fibre 11", 11.75"
LP Classic CustomShop 11", 11.75", 12.5"
LP CompactConga 11", 11.75"
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Postby Derbeno » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:47 am

Gefeliciteerd!

Please load a picture so we can share in your good fortune.
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Postby Gallichio » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:32 pm

Congratulations!
All the Best!
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Postby Congadude » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:56 pm

Thanks for the "felicitaties".

Click below and you can see my choice:
http://www.lpcustomshop.com/order/drum/?drum=C-AG-33HN-DG0M

Grtnx,
René
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LP Patato 9", 11", 11.75", 12.5"
AfroPercussion Fibrewood 11.75", 12.5"
AfroPercussion Fibre 11", 11.75"
LP Classic CustomShop 11", 11.75", 12.5"
LP CompactConga 11", 11.75"
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Postby GuruPimpi » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:36 pm

Hello!

Yihaaaa!
I share the joy with you CongaDude!

Congrats and I wish you full of Groove with new babies!

Primoz
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Postby pavloconga » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:25 pm

Congadude wrote:I've just won a set of LP Custom Shop conga's and bongo.
I'll explain: The dutch drummersmagazine, Slagwerkkrant, celebrated their 25th anniversary with a giveaway. The only thing you had to do, was sign in and write down why you should be the winner. THAT'S IT!!


Congratulations!
I'm really interested, just what did you write to win the drums? :D




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Postby Congadude » Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:38 am

Hello Pavloconga,

I don't think that what I wrote has anything to do with winning the conga's. It was a giveaway. They put everything in a bowl and picked one. And that was (lucky) me.

But in Dutch I wrote:
Congaspelen is een "way of life", geen dag zonder. Nu al 25 jaar op vier witte Patato's. Afwissellen met groene Custom Shops zou geweldig zijn.

I'll translate:
Playing congas is a "manier van leven", not a day without. Now 25 years on four white Patatos. Varying with green Custom Shops would be great.

Grtnx,
Rene
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LP Patato 9", 11", 11.75", 12.5"
AfroPercussion Fibrewood 11.75", 12.5"
AfroPercussion Fibre 11", 11.75"
LP Classic CustomShop 11", 11.75", 12.5"
LP CompactConga 11", 11.75"
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Re: I'm the winner !!

Postby Congadude » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:45 pm

Hi there,

Better late, than .....
Due to some circumstances, I didn't get the chance to post a picture of the LP Custom Shops.
Well, here they are. A quinto, conga, tumba and a bongo.
I've waited almost 5 months for the set. Ordered in feb. 2008 en finally got them by the end of june 2008.
After I unpacked them, I didn't play them for three to four weeks. But every day I watched them and tuned them little by little. The sound was (and is still) getting better day by day.
Now I play them every day. I think my other drums must be very jealous. Four white LP Patato's are stored in their bags, two blue Afro Fibrewoods are played once a week and two white Afro Fibre's are waiting to be restored.

Grtnx,
René
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Re: I'm the winner !!

Postby ABAKUA » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:37 pm

Congatulations! 8)
They look very interesting. With some good quality thicker skins they will sound amazing Im sure.
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Re: I'm the winner !!

Postby seisporocho1 » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:28 pm

sweet deal brotha!! Get some cowhide or mule on those babies and you got yourself a mean set! :wink:

Enjoy!

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Re: I'm the winner !!

Postby Congadude » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:06 pm

This is my first set with waterbuffaloheads. All my other conga's (except for the Giovanni Compact) have thick cowhide, which I like, because of the sound and feel. I've never played this long on a decently tuned set with waterbuffalo on it. I don't dislike these heads, they only feel "greasy" and that's the only thing I don't like. I'm sure with quality heads the sound will improve, but I like them the way they are.
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LP Patato 9", 11", 11.75", 12.5"
AfroPercussion Fibrewood 11.75", 12.5"
AfroPercussion Fibre 11", 11.75"
LP Classic CustomShop 11", 11.75", 12.5"
LP CompactConga 11", 11.75"
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Re: I'm the winner !!

Postby Uber Jalemon » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:00 pm

gorgeous :D
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