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Posted:
Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:28 pmby el_frenko
I've got a set of remo crown fiberglass congas, 10" and 11" with fiberskin heads. i want to get a third conga, but there aren't any different sizes in the remo crown range. do you reckon it would be ok for me to just use and extra 11" (instead of a tumba) or would it be better if i got a different fiberglass conga from a different range but also with fiberskin head?
thanks alot,
steve
Posted:
Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:39 amby Sakuntu
You could use another 11" if you wanted to. If you wanna stick with remo, what about a poncho sanchez model? or you could get either a LP conga or tumba and just put a nuskyn on it if you like that sound. Theres no right or wrong answer here. I do have to say that theres nothing like playing a big fat tumba though. something about that feel and sound!
Posted:
Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:03 pmby ozrivera
el
my personal opinion with the set up that you have, is to get a tumba or an 113/4" conga. the conga can be used as a tumba or conga and it will dynamics to your sound.
good luck on your selection
oz
Posted:
Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:52 pmby el_frenko
thanks for the advice. something like a 11 3/4" sounds good, but i dont want to end up getting something that sounds out of place with my current set-up. the remo crown congas are red finish, 28" high, come with fiberskin heads and are made out of aged siam oak wood (not fiberglass as i previously thought... :p ). looks wise, i don't mind if the extra drum stands out, but i would like something that "fits in" soundwise. any suggestions?
Posted:
Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:46 pmby verticalgil
the size of the instrument is what makes the different sound ,obviously, if i were you i would go with a 11 3/4 as well. :ghostface:
Posted:
Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:12 amby bongoron
I would get a 121/2 inch tumba...easier to tune it higher than to tune a conga down and maintain good tone. I have a 12 inch schalloch I use either way...right now it's the conga in a three drum set here at home. Usually it's my tumba in a practice studio with 10 and 11 inch quinto and conga.
God bless!
-Ron
Posted:
Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:10 pmby verticalgil
bongoron
a 10" intrument (9 3/4) is a requinto not a quinto, quintos are 11" and congas 11 3/4 . :ghostface:
god bless u 2...
Posted:
Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:16 pmby bongoron
Thanks...I thought they were relative to one another, based on the tuning and what is in the set...and they were also advertized that way when I got the set (when I knew literally nothing about it). In fact, without even going to the remo website, I would be willing to bet they advertize the set mentioned in the same way.
The information I stated above came from here (congaplace) in other threads, I'm sure. I don't have any other reference materials, but I'll stand corrected if some other folks want to chime in and verify the error, as I don't think I made it up...when I play four, I tune the 10 much higher (requinto) than when I play with the set of 10 (quinto), 11 (conga), and 12 (tumba).
In that case I use the 10 as requinto (although my playing style may very well negate that term altogether) 11 as quinto, 11 3/4 as conga, and a 12.5 as tumba. I have bongas, darbukas, and six congas...10" two 11" 11 3/4 12, and 12 1/2 inch. I tune them many different ways, including tuning the 12.5 up higher than the 11 3/4 and using the 12 inch as tumba for a tonal variations sometimes. I will tune for the notes I want anyway, based on the key of our music...that's why I use so many drums in a gig. I'ts not to play tham all at once, but for variation to keep it fresh. I also put them in different positions for variations on the same patterns. We play no latin music...only modern Christian rock...so I realize I'm quite limited in my experience, but I'm working on that daily now.
As I grow in experience, many things may or may not change...I'm open to experienting with all of that.
God bless!
-Ron
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Posted:
Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:09 amby Quinto Governor II
Requinto, Anyone care to give some history on this drum. What is its origin? Was it created by the manufacturers for marketing purposes? Or does it have a place in a traditional or folk ensemble? If the latter I have never heard of it. I know the role of the quinto in Rumba, but the requinto I don't know. I would never think of the necessity of a drum higher than a quinto, which obviously can be tuned to higher degrees of the pitch- to the point of choking of course. Now on the other end we have the super- tumba, which one could make the same argument about. Personally I could find more of a justification for a super-tumba than for a requinto. I think the quinto has a higher range on the high end as opposed to the range of a tumba on the low end. as you tune a tumba down you may get a lower tone but little resonance.
Posted:
Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:35 pmby bongoron
That is why I would prefer a tumba tuned into the conga range vs a conga tuned down into the tumba range if I had to choose two drums...and this is what I do for small acoustic ensembles in smaller rooms...You get some of the tumba "roar" with some of the conga pitch....as needed.
God bless!
-Ron