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Post em , what you got? I've got two percs and two juniors at Matts getting the treatment. Ismaels? Sonocs? Who else made them? Magical wood.

Here are a few of my Mahogany congas, some before and after shots and quartet of Gon Bops in the process of completion.

Very nice Bops for sure. I really digg that Top Tuning hardware.
Where about are you from Chiconga? I also reside in Southern Cali. Covina.
Check our my Vintage Conga Drum Forum on Facebook where you can see lots of cool vintage and Classic Gon Bops.

PC, you have mahogany percs (Mopercs) what series? What treatment are they in the shop for?
I would post pics in this thread of my Mopercs but they are not of mahogany wood. They sound powerful and will be joined with a couple more, ooo yeah.

pcastag wrote:Post em , what you got? I've got two percs and two juniors at Matts getting the treatment. Ismaels? Sonocs? Who else made them? Magical wood.

have 2 sonocs which are caboa which i think you can call mahogany and now another 3 sonocs which are lighter in colour which some people call magua but they probably all come under mahogany........need some pics......just teasing

Hey there! All of the original mopercs were made of mahogany. I have two juniors that matt smith is refurbishing for me. They were old. The mopercs sound absolutely incredible!!

Ebongo wrote:PC, you have mahogany percs (Mopercs) what series? What treatment are they in the shop for?
I would post pics in this thread of my Mopercs but they are not of mahogany wood. They sound powerful and will be joined with a couple more, ooo yeah.

pcastag wrote:Post em , what you got? I've got two percs and two juniors at Matts getting the treatment. Ismaels? Sonocs? Who else made them? Magical wood.

Whereas Gon Bops have never been "real" mahogany (but Luan aka Philippine mahogany)
this is a genuine African mahogany conga:

Alas, not mine any longer though...

What about these !!!

They look great!
What brand are the ones with grooves?

Looks like Vincenzo Ridolfi's drums.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unique-quartet- ... 2094890341

Here is a video of my mahogany drums being made, I wonder if Conrad will ever get around to sending them to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_xPXdjP-1U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3puhWWujyI

Yes , VR percussioni alias Vincenzo Ridolfi
Here a thread I posted time ago
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=9220h
I find very actrattive also the Reiche

Espresso wrote:Yes , VR percussioni alias Vincenzo Ridolfi
Here a thread I posted time ago
http://www.mycongaplace.com/forum/eng/v ... 14&t=9220h
I find very actrattive also the Reiche

Yes, Reiche Congas do look and sound beautiful

I have to admit that the bellies of Ridolfi´s mahogany congas are a bit too wide to my liking.
But that is just personal preference.
As an aside, I wonder why the lugs in that ebay offer have been disassembled?

I have a few Mahogany Drums. Here's my one and only Jr. Tirado Tumba. Looking for a matching Conga.

A few more Mahogany Congas. The 1st two are 10" & 10.75" Teo-Dor from Manila, very solid with good tone. If & when I find two more, I'll break them down an put together a tumba. The Quinto/Conga Gon Bop pair was owned by physicist/mathematician who rarely played them, save for a few scratches, they are in mint condition. I've got a tumba that needs refinishing and when its done I'll add it to the pair and put the set up for sale. If anyone is interested,please let me know.