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Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:30 amby DanielTulip
How would one go about that???
Thanks in advance!
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:47 pmby ralph
well...i've had to make concessions at times and try to muffle congas...i put a towel over the conga heads...you can still here the sound a little...this may or may not work for bongoes....
i actually learned this from hearing stories about Florencio Baro, who while staying in a miami hotel, he would put a towel over his congas as to not disturb other guests....
Ralph
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:25 pmby DanielTulip
:cool: Thanks 
I'll definatly try that!
After posting this topic I decided to google "drum muffling" instead of the more specific "bongo muffling" and came across the idea of stuffing a towel inside a bass drum to muffle it. I figure I might try that as well, considering that the bottoms of the bongos are open.
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Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:07 pmby Smejmoon
I used to mute djembe: stuffing in one towel, covering with another. Thatwise I could learn rythms.
Congas I do not mute. I play them lightly. They are not that dynamic as djembe. Also bongos could be played quitely.
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:35 amby korman
Well, I take two t-shirts and tuck one in macho and one in hembra. If the cloth is tucked all the way up to the skin, it's very quiet but if you leave a little air between the skin and cloth it's a bit louder.
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:32 pmby boogie
put on some mittens..works very well and you can still hear yourself
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:52 pmby maelopr
I usually use a towel covering the drums like Ralph stated...but I have to say I will try Koran's T-shirt method. I like the idea of hitting the actual skin, keep callouses in check..