Isla Bongos

[Anonimo]

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[RitmoBoricua]

Were are you at ? If there is farm were you are or Cali has some that Osirri sells him or if in New York see Ossiri your self I will give his info. I think Mike from L & H has some I spoke to him quite some time ago and he had some do not know now.

No problem I will check around. Thank You!

[caballoballo]

Ese diseño d isla le hace falta mucho refinamiento. Están requete feos. I think Isla should call Them The Frankestein model

[Anonimo]

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[RitmoBoricua]

Ese diseño d isla le hace falta mucho refinamiento. Están requete feos. I think Isla should call Them The Frankestein model

know you said some thing funny that makes sense

I noticed it did not want to say anything but it truth. Them crowns, you do not have to re-invent the wheel if there
is something in-place that works. The wood work needs help too.

[Anonimo]

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[RitmoBoricua]

I have owned an isla quinto made out canoe wood for some years now and I like that drum very much.
I think that when Isla moved to Belize the quality kind of went down a little bit. I know that in the past
some forum members had problems with the quality of the Isla drums made in Belize. Perhaps is easier to
get mahogany and other hardwoods in Belize but in the other hand harder to get good quality steel, finishes,
glues, machinery, etc. IMHO, on the bongo a Valje or regular traditional style crown should be sufficient. When
I took a closer look at the picture of the Isla bongo on this thread I saw glue lines between the staves, not something
that you want to see on high end bongo. I see a lot of room for improvement.

[bongosnotbombs]

I have owned an isla quinto made out canoe wood for some years now and I like that drum very much.
I think that when Isla moved to Belize the quality kind of went down a little bit. I know that in the past
some forum members had problems with the quality of the Isla drums made in Belize. Perhaps is easier to
get mahogany and other hardwoods in Belize but in the other hand harder to get good quality steel, finishes,
glues, machinery, etc. IMHO, on the bongo a Valje or regular traditional style crown should be sufficient. When
I took a closer look at the picture of the Isla bongo on this thread I saw glue lines between the staves, not something
that you want to see on high end bongo. I see a lot of room for improvement.

Actually judging from my Isla bata set made in Belize versus the drums I've had made in California, the construction quality of Isla drums has gone up. The sound quality is as excellent as ever.
I don't think we will ever see the kind of finish with Isla as you do on SOS or Ritmo, etc. Pretty sure Isla drums are made exactly the way Mario wants to make them. That dude is about sound above all else, not high end finishing. If anyone expects different from Isla they are going to be disappointed. I've had 8 Isla drums, soundwise they compare with the best out there, construction wise they are not the same as other custom drums, never bothered me any, but if it is going to bother you then you should look at other drums.

[RitmoBoricua]

Remember this: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3303&start=540

Quality: The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.
Look at the Gon Bops bongo on Leedy's post and compare to the photo below.

I see lots of room for improvement on this photo; Shoddy craftmanship at best.

[docarroyo]

There's something about those Bongo thats calling me I do not know what but they have me curious. Maybe its the wood, I could always buff out the SS crown and bottom ring with my handy dandy dremel, but the lobes for the hooks leaves me concerned. If I may ask you Rumbero how long did you wait and if not too personel How much $. you can PM if you wish not to post. Thanks, The Bottom line is I kinda like them

[Mr. Conga]

quote: Rumbero4ever
"We have been doing a lot of research on some exotic woods here in Belize and the possibilities are endless. A flawless finish would certainly be a PLUS for Isla.
Anyone cares to comment ?"


HeLLO Rumbero4ever! i wanna ask a few questions 2 u......

do you work for isla?
have you been to Belize, to Marios new location shop?
you say "we" have been doing a lot of research as if you worked for Mario, just wondering maybe you can give us more info?

[blavonski]

Remember this: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3303&start=540

Quality: The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.
Look at the Gon Bops bongo on Leedy's post and compare to the photo below.

I see lots of room for improvement on this photo; Shoddy craftmanship at best.

RitmoBoricua,
I totally agree with your contentions on this subject.

The wood on those drums is beautiful, but hardware is the most uninviting that I've ever seen.
Also, how can something so carelessly constructed produce a favorable sound for any length of
functional time before it falls to pieces, and or mangles the tendons in ones' legs?
When that one rivet on those top hoop rings loosen, Look Out

It looks very primative and naively constructed to me. Even the earliest Cuban made Bongó hardware show higher degrees of thoughtfullness to the neccessary physics required in constructing a drum suited for its function.

Good vibrations,
Blavonski

[RitmoBoricua]

RitmoBoricua,
I totally agree with your contentions on this subject.

The wood on those drums is beautiful, but hardware is the most uninviting that I've ever seen.
Also, how can something so carelessly constructed produce a favorable sound for any length of
functional time before it falls to pieces, and or mangles the tendons in ones' legs?
When that one rivet on those top hoop rings loosen, Look Out

It looks very primative and naively constructed to me. Even the earliest Cuban made Bongó hardware show higher degrees of thoughtfullness to the neccessary physics required in constructing a drum suited for its function.

Good vibrations,
Blavonski

I think Isla need to go back to the woodshed/drawing board and rework their bongo. When I buy something new and high end there are
certain expectations, express and implies warranties as well. Like a well finished and polished product.

[Anonimo]

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