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Found these for sale online, they are located about 35 min drive away from me... Thinking about getting them just cause well, I fell like it hahahaha Just by looking at the images, they look like a mix and match of different parts to make it up.
I wonder, what they could possibly originally be? I was thinking of just having them here to add to my drum collection, not really for gigging etc...

Anyone recognise them?

Other info from the ad:

AT VENDOR'S REQUEST

SYDNEY PICK UP ONLY

CASH ONLY

CONCORD AREA

If you can not pick up and pay in cash please do not bid

NO COURIERS OR PAYPAL

Vintage Old School Conga Drums

80 cm Tall

Durable Fiberglass Shell

12 Inch

6 Heavy Duty Reinforced Side Plates

Dual Steel Rim

Custom USA Soft Zip Padded Road Cases

Vintage Telescopic Steel Stands

Manifest Indicates That They Are Early Latin Percussion Congas

Import USA


Built To Last

Offered as Used

View Images for Condition

As Cleared from Private Estate in Sydney





RAL is a Licensed Business not a Home Seller

Does look like a mix match of hardware...

At first glance, European or Japanese.

Side plates look beefy with rough welds... not very european or japanese, the bolts look retro fitted and very Japanese.

I can see little circle marks from the drill press on the crown, looks hand done, but well made crown. Notice its a bit small for the drum.

interesting...

LP lugs?

Inside pic?

T

yeah, LP lugs. No inside pic available, these are all there is, they were sent to me via an auction on ebay.. I might have to pass on them, save every penny for that set of Matthew Smiths!

If the price is right they'd be worth picking up if you teach and have students who don't have their own instruments. At face value, I'd pay about $275 to $300 CDN, maybe a bit more if I like the sound. The hardware looks pretty rough.

Abakua....Here are pictures of a Slingerland Virgin Fiberglass Shell that I made into a nice Conga using the following parts..
I had to re drill the holes to use Pearl Brackets, Meinl Tuning Lugs, and an Lp Matador Rim. It turned out real nice.

Will.

Hello Thebreeze, great job !!

I doesn't know that slingerland have made congas, they look good !!

Slingerland shell, Pearl brakets, Meinl lugs, Matador rim and the result is so pretty !!!... For congas, as for music, as for humans : mix give us beautifull results !!

It's very interesting for me, you maybe know I have made fiber shell (you can see it on http://www.myspace.com/congalou ) in one part, like these baby. Could you put some photos of the inside, bottom and top edge, It could maybe help me.

And what is the weight ? are they thick ? Does the thickness is regular ? how is the bottom ?

So much questions !!!

Gaël.

Nice Job Will,
Those look real nice and a unique mix of hardware looks striking .

marco

Abacua, Tocayo:

Those are Cuban SONOCS, they were made in the 80's when they made some fiberglass tumbadoras. I played a set some years back, they sound really good, much better than most fiberglass congas (suenan con coj...s). Don't miss the opportunity and get them, then take your time beautyfing them. No pierdas el chance mi socio.

Saludos,

Dario

Now we know what those first congas are. Thanks for the input Dario. I think we were all starting to think that they were a mix and match set like the one I put together.

Congalou....I sent you a message directly to you. I will try to get more pics to you and whatever info I can since I sold that drum about a year ago.

Will

Omelenko wrote:Abacua, Tocayo:

Those are Cuban SONOCS, they were made in the 80's when they made some fiberglass tumbadoras. I played a set some years back, they sound really good, much better than most fiberglass congas (suenan con coj...s). Don't miss the opportunity and get them, then take your time beautyfing them. No pierdas el chance mi socio.

Saludos,

Dario

You're shitting me right? SONOC you think? Dayem brother, I may have to drive out to inspect these babies after all!

Thanks for the heads up.

wow,

The fiberglass threw me... yes, very sonoc hardware... I should have recognized the handle!

I cant see how these can sound all that great. Has anyone played a fiber sonoc?

Please do report back about how they play, if you will.

Tony

I have emailed them asking for an inspection. Not really interested how they sound, was more for collection sake... But will report back on how they sound.

I'm the one that identified them and I played a set here in Miami in the early 90's from a Cuban rumba group and they sounded great, better than fiberglass LPs.
SONOC only made a few fiberglass congas after the Caoba wood was banned, then they started making them out of Cedro. Abacua, you have a collectors item in your hands.

Dario