Big Ol' Mama Gon Bops Refurbished
Posted:
Wed May 11, 2011 4:01 pmby Omelenko1
Here is a photo of an early 70's huge Gon Bops tumba that I refurbished. It was painted black with superficial scratches and it had a couple of splits at the bottom. Repaired the splits with TiteBond 3 glue, the one that Matthew recommends, and sanded it down and applied 3 coats of varnish. Hope you enjoy.
Dario
Re: Big Ol' Mama Gon Bops Refurbished
Posted:
Wed May 11, 2011 4:24 pmby Jerry Bembe
Is this the 13 1/4" or 14 1/4" Mahagony Gon Bops? Looks very nice.
Re: Big Ol' Mama Gon Bops Refurbished
Posted:
Wed May 11, 2011 5:57 pmby Omelenko1
Playing surface is 13 1/4". Phillipine mahogany.
Thanks
Re: Big Ol' Mama Gon Bops Refurbished
Posted:
Wed May 11, 2011 10:02 pmby Psych1
I've got a similar tumba, late 60's, with a top to bottom crack I've been looking at for a long time. I just know if I titebond and rope it it will crack somewhere else. "One of these days" I'm going to try a shim.
You did a great refurb job with yours. To my ears, no others sound better.