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Your correct Cuco, my classic drums as yours are for our enjoyment and to play at home and out to special occassions. I think of them like classic cars a new Chevy runs cleaner, smoother, better on gas etc. . But then you have a classic 55 Chevy that you only take out on sunny sundays and baby you feel great driving it. It may be nostalgia longing for the days when we were kings even if only in our own minds but man when you place those classic bongo or tumbadora between your legs you hear the old rumberos. Guitar collectors as well as other instrument collectors belive that certain old instruments retain a bit of the other players memory they refer to it as MOJO. Its sort of like keeping a bit of the spirit of its last player. They almost never refinish the instruments and some look very well played even the copies look worn Stevie Ray Vaugh had his number one guitar recreated by Fender and the first copies are now instant collectables and worth mucho dinero as well. Todays drums are better built, better glue, proper placement of hardware etc but I still like to put some fun between my legs with an old drum as I'm sure you do too. Also there not bad investments as you also are very aware of. Y que viva la RUMBA

docarroyo wrote:my classic drums as yours are for our enjoyment and to play at home and out to special occassions. I think of them like classic cars a new Chevy runs cleaner, smoother, better on gas etc. . But then you have a classic 55 Chevy that you only take out on sunny sundays and baby you feel great driving it. It may be nostalgia longing for the days when we were kings even if only in our own minds but man when you place those classic bongo or tumbadora between your legs you hear the old rumberos. Guitar collectors as well as other instrument collectors belive that certain old instruments retain a bit of the other players memory they refer to it as MOJO. Its sort of like keeping a bit of the spirit of its last player. They almost never refinish the instruments and some look very well played even the copies look worn Stevie Ray Vaugh had his number one guitar recreated by Fender and the first copies are now instant collectables and worth mucho dinero as well. Todays drums are better built, better glue, proper placement of hardware etc but I still like to put some fun between my legs with an old drum as I'm sure you do too. Also there not bad investments as you also are very aware of. Y que viva la RUMBA

This is exactly how I feel about my 1950's Requena. Only to be used on special occasions, somewhat