Ergonomics/Good Posture

[Tonio]

I recently got the Pearl sitting bongo stand. I like it.
It takes a while to get the positioning correct due to many bolt/nuts, and stabilizing rod/angles, but once you get the idea of the design its a matter of how your anatomy and playing position is to get it right.
They go nice and low and adjusts to many angles. Its like you are holding them with your legs without all the the squeezing especially for soloing.
I believe it will help your hands in the long run, as you will not need to slap as hard since they are stable vs with legs muscle/mass they tend to have a spring from a hard stroke.

T

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[Psych1]

I agree with everything Tonio said about the Pearl stand. Here are pics of the Meinl and Pearl stands. I think the Meinl is the best if you are going to keep the bongos mounted - I also have their taller TMC stand-up stand that works great for a heavy set of Woodcraft with the 9" hembra. They are very stable stands. But - after you have figured out the best and complicated setting up - the Pearl doesn't involve any playing around, and time consuming set-up. As long as you are holding the bongos with your legs anyway you just quickly set them on the stand for the support and can very quickly take them off. The stand does come with a tie-down strap but I never used it. Note the smaller base on the Pearl - it is not as stable if you walk away from it with the bongos mounted. I found that out the hard way.

[Mike]

I think I mentioned it before, but
the Sonor Bongo Sit down stand is really cool,
I use it with my heavy Raúl Bongó frequently.
And it allows ergonomic sitting and playing!

[Psych1]

Mike - I bought the Sonar stand based on your review and I agree, it is very good and is about 1/2 the price of the others. The only problem I had with it was the center block on my old German oak Meinl was too thick for it and the block on my old Cuban bongo was too tall for it. All the others fit well, no problem. It is also very stable, like the Meinl stand, with a wide base. I am using it right now with a LP Gen II with those wide CC rims that a friend left with me. Back to playing - just took a break to read the board!

[jorge]

The way most bongos come from the store or manufacturer, the lugs and hardware can dig into your leg and cause pain and even injury. One ergonomic adjustment I make to my bongos is to loosen the lugs and rotate the entire assembly including skin, rim, lugs, bottom rim so that the lugs are located right in the bend of my knees, not digging into my hamstrings or calves. I usually do this when putting on a new skin, but you may be able to get away with it dry if your shells are really even and round. Otherwise you may want to wet the skin and carefully re-locate it so it conforms to the shape of the shell edge. This rotation of the lugs places the main weight of the bongos on the wood part which rests on the calves, and allows you to squeeze them tight if you need to when playing hard, so they don't move. Usually just the weight of the drums on your calves will keep them in place for most playing, except maybe solos when you are hitting really hard. If you have to hit real hard during the song to be heard over the amplified instruments, you need a mic (or a better mic).

[Tonio]

I recently got the Pearl sitting bongo stand. I like it.
It takes a while to get the positioning correct due to many bolt/nuts, and stabilizing rod/angles, but once you get the idea of the design its a matter of how your anatomy and playing position is to get it right.
They go nice and low and adjusts to many angles. Its like you are holding them with your legs without all the the squeezing especially for soloing.
I believe it will help your hands in the long run, as you will not need to slap as hard since they are stable vs with legs muscle/mass they tend to have a spring from a hard stroke.

T

Tonio
I got a question about pearl stand stand .I have the LP stand it raps around center block and it must be balanced out so it does not tilt .Know my question to you does this just sit's on stand or is it tied down of some way like LP to prevent tilt ?

Leedy, No The pearls do hot have a strap to hold it in place, however it does come with a strap that does not need to be used. The picture psych linked to is mis leading(not Leedy's fault) , and that is a picture from Pearl. You adjust the black rubberised rods inside of the bongo shells.
That is why it takes a while get it just right- enough tensions to hold in place while playing yet easy enough to remove them wanted. If you study the picture you can't really see how many nuts you need to adjust, but once you find the area, its a matter of making small changes and trying again. I had to flip the outside rod assembly so as not have the hardware bang up against the lugs etc preventing tightening the wing nuts.

They are nice and stable and fits just right for me, I have my throne set at 19 " inches at the highest point (bicycle seattype).

T