Free Conga
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:11 amI answered a craigslist ad a while back for a free conga. I couldn't really believe what I was reading, but
there it was, a free drum and the ad was only about 20 minutes old.
Anyways, it turns out the drum belonged to a musician and poet I used to play music with and he ignored
all the other replies and gave it to me. Of course I was hoping it would be something like an old valje or
gon bops. It ended up being a pretty decent Mexican drum though. In pretty good shape, needs a new skin,
but no cracks or splits.
I let my drummer friend who is also a elementary school teacher keep it in his classroom for a while, but
now that I have more time on my hands I'm going to fix it up a little and it's going to be my "park" drum.
It's an 11"er and should make a pretty good tumba for my 10.5" Gon Bops which is my other park drum.
So here are the "before" pics. I'll be posting the "after" pics later on....
there it was, a free drum and the ad was only about 20 minutes old.
Anyways, it turns out the drum belonged to a musician and poet I used to play music with and he ignored
all the other replies and gave it to me. Of course I was hoping it would be something like an old valje or
gon bops. It ended up being a pretty decent Mexican drum though. In pretty good shape, needs a new skin,
but no cracks or splits.
I let my drummer friend who is also a elementary school teacher keep it in his classroom for a while, but
now that I have more time on my hands I'm going to fix it up a little and it's going to be my "park" drum.
It's an 11"er and should make a pretty good tumba for my 10.5" Gon Bops which is my other park drum.
So here are the "before" pics. I'll be posting the "after" pics later on....