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Hey,

Looking for some advice from the forum members for my future home conga set. Been holding off due to the economy but I think I can pull the funding together say later October. My wife and I play drum together and take lessons. This is good because I always have a drumming partner. And, yes the communication skills are just as important as the rhythmic skills. 5 years strong with a few seasons of down time.

So I know that the Conga and Tumba would be a great choice for an individual, yet I can’t see getting 2 sets of Conga and Tumba sizes. I would like a Quinto to add that duet aspect and then we need one more drum to practice 2-drum rhythms together. A 3-drum Q/C/T set would be available for an individual path. So I am wondering about doubling up on 2 congas or just add the larger Tumba.

This is as far as I can reason at this point. Hoping that forum members will offer some advice.

Thx, Marcus

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I reviewed nearly all the post under CongaSet & Accessories with a few suggestions that were forwarded on to me. Sometimes you need to ask the formal question before you realize what the real question is. Then the answers come in from your internal self and of course others who offer advise. A little Zen on a beautiful Seattle day.

My goal is to learn Cuban conga drumming with my drumming partner. So to begin that quest the standard Conga/Tumba combination is best choice. So it will be two sets of conga/tumba, one set for each.

I can always purchase a lower cost Quinto in the not to far future and fit it with a mule, crank it up and see just how long it will keep its shape and test out the hardware.

I think I would advise getting a quinto, you can always practice 2 drum rhythms with a quinto and a conga, having the quinto will let you practice 3 drum rhythms together. As long as you have 4 drums you can still practice together with you wife, each of you with 2 drums. having a quinto will let you practice those rhythms which use a high pitch drum, rumba and folkloric rhythms. With 4 drums on ebing a quinto you could both still practice tumbaos together working on your timing and such with no problems. The player with the quinto will have a different pitch, but the sticking and timing would be the same. The different pitch might actually be an aid because then you can discern more easily who might have made the mistakes.

Anyways, I think having the quinto will give you more versatility with no drawbacks during practices.

Thank you that is a good thought and another consideration. So I am hearing Quinto/Conga and Conga/Tumba. Possibly a different tuning for the Congas as suggested in other past threads. I will continue to ponder while I save.

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Thanks Leedy,

Rhythm Traders is a great store and good round trip day drive from Seattle.

...Marcus

The real question is "how much do you want to spend?"

There's some LP Classics on Amazon through a third-party distributor for about $350/drum (including free shipping). That's a pretty good deal. Or check out used gear on eBay. Why not get some used equipment for cheaper, and make sure there's enough drums to go around for everyone?