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Campos bongoces.

Postby Omelenko1 » Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:10 pm

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I just got these. Campos Percusion bongos, made in Madrid, Spain. Solid one piece made from resin and the bark from the Almendro tree. Macho 7.25, hembra 9", very light weight. Dandy Rodriguez endorses Campos in the European market. Tremendo sonido.[attachment=0]e7f4d85871d06f5771adaf5c7b146bd2.jpg
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Re: Campos bongoces.

Postby Mike » Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:42 pm

The also make congas that look quite special:

http://percusioncampos.com/page2.php
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Re: Campos bongoces.

Postby Mike » Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:32 am

Omelenko1 wrote:I just got these.


And how do you like them?
Interesting that Danny Rodriguez endorses them by the way.
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Re: Campos bongoces.

Postby RetroVintageDrummer » Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:38 pm

Wow! Is that connecting block part of the bongo shells itself?
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Re: Campos bongoces.

Postby Omelenko1 » Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:32 pm

They are a big size bongo', very light weight, sustained projection. Center piece is part of the bongo, resin with the bark of the Almendro tree from Spain.
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Re: Campos bongoces.

Postby burke » Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:17 pm

The description sounds a bit like remo's acousticon, but I don't think they use a particular wood fiber.

I like acousticon BTW ... I have remo doumbek made of it and it sounds great.
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Re: Campos bongoces.

Postby caballoballo » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:33 pm

Saludos, interesting design. Omelenko how did you get them?
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Re: Campos bongoces.

Postby jorge » Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:35 am

Interesting material, sounds from the website description like it is made of ground up almond shells mixed with some kind of plastic resin and formed in a mold? Omelenko, you have a pair, what does the shell construction look like in real life?
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Re: Campos bongoces.

Postby Omelenko1 » Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:02 am

I got them from a guy that brought them from Spain. I saw Dandy when he was with Puente about 25 years ago with a pair and I asked him, ever since I was interested in them. They are a big size bongo' with a macho at 7 1/4 and a 9" hembra. They are very light weight and look just like wood. Very strong and well made
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