Hey Charlie,
Thank for chiming in. Yeah, I talked to Mario a year or two ago about this drum after I saw a picture of it online somewhere.
He told me that he saved all the staves for you by request. I knew it was a special drum.
It took me about 2 years to pay for my drums in full after I placed my order.
I began selling off the congas I already had and pinching my pennies.
I sent Mario payments whenever I could, sometimes $100 a month, sometimes a few months would go by and I couldn't pay anything, and sometimes I was able to send in a larger chunk. So, I am definitely someone that appreciates what I have.
I just wish that I would have ordered 2 tumbas at that time. Then, the other day, I said to myself, that if 'that guy' that has that tumba in the photo was ever to sell it, it should join my family, so I thought I would ask around.
I thought that maybe you might be interested in purchasing a larger set of his new beauties and that I should at least plant the seed.
So, if and when you decide to pass this one on, please consider letting it join my family!
Cash, trade, whatever....
Some photos below
