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California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:59 pmby bongosnotbombs
New York has Junior Tirado and Jay Bereck of Skin on Skin. Of course Cuba has it's
great makers as well like Vergara, Requena and Sonoc. There's also Matt Smith, wherever
he is, I guess he was originally from New York too. Puerto Rico, and Columbia have their great
drum makers too.
But this thread is dedicated to California. We have been lucky to have several top drum makers here in this state;
Sol, Valje, Gon Bops, King Congas, Resolution Drums the new DW Gon Bops, Fat Congas, Timbas well it's a long list isn't it? I'm a Californian
and I'm very lucky and proud to have several Californian drums.
So post them if you got them, let's see your Hecho en Califas (Made in California) drums.
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:01 pmby bongosnotbombs
Hecho en Califas!
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:37 pmby deadhead
You have a beautiful collection BnB!
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:09 pmby taikonoatama
Not mine anymore, but Hecho en California:
- Gon Bops
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:32 pmby deadhead
Thats a really nice picture, great view behind those beauties!
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:53 pmby yambu321
THOSE VALJE BONGO'S ARE MAKING ME FEEL ANXIOUS, I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE, I'M A PRETTY PATIENT MAN. BUT, AT THIS MOMENT, I MUST JUST ORDER A SET! $$$$$
CHARLIE.
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:02 pmby Psych1
Mine - oak from 72, mahogany from 74.
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:10 pmby ABAKUA
Loving them Mahogany ones.
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:22 pmby bongosnotbombs
Psych1 wrote:Mine - oak from 72, mahogany from 74.
Those tear drop rims are my favorite Gon Bops style. Very under rated.
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:23 pmby ABAKUA
Not mine, but very cool.
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:39 pmby KING CONGA
And let's not forget ISLAS by Mario Punchard, located in Gardena, Cali.
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:41 pmby KING CONGA
Peter Musser "PM" Percussion in Petaluma, California.
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:15 pmby taikonoatama
Del Cielo Congas. No longer in production and I've never actually seen one in person, but certainly beautifully-made drums.
- Del Cielo Congas
- Del Cielo hardware
- dcp_drum0001a-375.jpg (24.04 KiB) Viewed 6055 times
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:23 pmby taikonoatama
I posted a picture of my King Conga super tumba on another thread recently, so sorry for the repost but it deserves to be in this thread. King Congas were made in Fremont, California, near San Francisco, from the late 1960s to early-mid 1970s. Some of the best fiberglass drums ever made.
- King Conga super tumba
James
Re: California Congas (and bongos, etc)
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:26 pmby ABAKUA
King Congas are back my friend! I posted up some info in that other thread.
