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Moperc mounted too thick of a skin?
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:54 amby b0ng0
Saludos,
The other day I was looking at my Moperc bongos and noticed that the macho has a great sound,but the skin seems to be a bit thick, I read somewhere that a macho skin should have the thickness of a credit card, well this skin is almost double that, they are the original skins that Moperc mounted, I like the old school sound, but I think they could be a bit louder, would maybe changing the skin to a thinner size improve the sound? Your imput is appreciated, sorry I can't post pictures my pc isn't working at the moment gotta use my cell phone.
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:00 amby Anonimo
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:48 amby shor
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:42 pmby Anonimo
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Re: Moperc mounted too thick of a skin?
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:55 pmby RitmoBoricua
shor wrote:Did Dandy begin playing banjo with Tito Puente?
He played on that song "Banjo-Manjo". Out of sight stuff.............
Re: Moperc mounted too thick of a skin?
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:54 pmby shor
Check:
http://remo.com/portal/artists/5251/Joh ... iguez.htmlIt says banjo (an string instrument).
Very funny. You didn't cacht it.
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:24 pmby RitmoBoricua
Thanks, I see it. I thought it was very funny. Banjo player...Ok Then.
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:05 pmby pcastag
Somebody better market that before Remo gets any ideas!
Re: Moperc mounted too thick of a skin?
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:21 pmby bongosnotbombs
If you like the sound why change? There are no rules on how thick or thin a bongo head should be, or what kind of skin. Changing the skin to a thinner one may or may not improve the sound, skins are funny that way.
Re: Moperc mounted too thick of a skin?
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:44 pmby b0ng0
Gracias cuco,
@ bNB: hmm interesting, thanks for the input. I like the sound and the skin looks & feel nice, but I think if I swapped with a slightly thinner skin I might get a more crisp sound, pops & etc.. I'm not going to get rid of the original skin, just gonna mount a new fairly thinner one to see the difference...
Re: Moperc mounted too thick of a skin?
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:38 pmby RitmoBoricua
The thickness of the head is very important. You got to know your drum and what is the right thickness for the heads. Cuco is not pulling the information from thin air.
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:33 pmby bongosnotbombs
b0ng0 wrote:Gracias cuco,
@ bNB: hmm interesting, thanks for the input. I like the sound and the skin looks & feel nice, but I think if I swapped with a slightly thinner skin I might get a more crisp sound, pops & etc.. I'm not going to get rid of the original skin, just gonna mount a new fairly thinner one to see the difference...
Well if you can afford the expense of a new skin and flesh hoop, go for it. Have you tried tightening the skin further to see if you can get a crisper sound? Or altering your technique? How long have you had the drum? Is the skin broken in?
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Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:02 pmby Anonimo
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:21 amby caballoballo
I always looks for a one cent to a nickel thick for the Macho. Too thin wears out too quick. Like BNB said ,skins sound is tricky .