Extra screws/bolts - ...do you leave them at conga or not?

[Mike]

Hello everybody,

I just wanted to know if you leave the bolts (for mounting LP Conga on stand e.g.) in the shell or not? ???

I have just taken them off for the first time - looks a bit like Swiss cheese, my beautiful Matador+Classic... :laugh:

I mean - is there any disadvantage in removing them? I´m a bit scared that the shell is more unprotected at these holes :O

Like safer sex, safer shells ??? :p

Any ideas?

[deadhead]

You can get plugs for them, dunno where you can buy them at though. Try emailing LP.

[Mike]

Thanx!

Although I wonder what kind of plug should be useful - rubber, wood ?
Perhaps I try mailing LP indeed, on the other hand there might be more advice by the skilful congueros out there ?!? :;):

[deadhead]

The ones I have on my Classics are chrome, I think the are factory from LP, so you can probably order them seperate.

[KKonga]

The bolts that support the hardware are carrage bolts and will not fit into the hole properly because of the sholder. You can usually find suitable replacements at a good hardware store.
KK

[Mike]

Hello KKonga and deadhead,

if I get it right, what you say is: fill the holes in the shell with hardware etc under any circumstances to prevent damage of the wood?

Then I´ll have a try at the local hardware store.

Thanks again.

[Mike]

Hi there!

I guess I found the least costly way of filling the holes in the shell: Hardware store, furniture department, they have these plastic thingos (bouchons en francais?) you need when you want to cover bolt holes. Frankly speaking it´s not the most beautiful solution, but for 0,20€ I can´t complain ...
I can live with it and with the 50g useless gold bolts off my quinto feels relieved of the weight


I´ve made a photo of the ´solution´ but I can´t post it - help! Uploading doesn´t seem to work..



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[Mike]

Well, finally I got it....

The colour matches more or less the conga, so that won´t disturb me.



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