PR bongo artisans

Forum fully dedicated to the instrument

PR bongo artisans

Postby pcastag » Sun Dec 28, 2014 5:56 pm

OK, looking for a new set, sold my jcr's and am in the process of selling my piernas. I've seen a lot of nice soild wood bongos coming out of PR. Anybody got a list of the makers and an idea of the prices? Some of these cats you need to provide your own hardware too? So maybe I buy a beater set of LP's or matadors and have PR artisan make me a set.
So who is making bongo in PR?
PC
User avatar
pcastag
 
Posts: 1421
Joined: Sat Dec 31, 2005 6:33 pm
Location: Houston, TX

Re: PR bongo artisans

Postby caballoballo » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:47 am

Yes, that is what I did. Bought a Matador Custom {$135} to use the hardware. Here is Jorge Miranda number 939-358-1251 if interested.
Attachments
1420145532519.jpg
Jm bongo 7.25" x 9" Mahogany
IMAG0112.jpg
Jm Bongó 7.25" x 8 5/8" Mahogany
Josean
User avatar
caballoballo
 
Posts: 1043
Joined: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:28 pm
Location: Rio Grande Puerto Rico

Re: PR bongo artisans

Postby wooddrum » Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:17 am

Nice work. I´m thinking about to do the same thing. Okay, i want to do it in Germany;)

I dont know the spare parts prices? Isn´t it cheaper to buy the hardware as spares?
User avatar
wooddrum
 
Posts: 18
Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:47 pm
Location: Eifelwoods/Germany

Re: PR bongo artisans

Postby RetroVintageDrummer » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:39 pm

There is also Charlie Vega of CVS Percussion who is making great stuff down in Puerto Rico. You can also find him on Facebook. This video doesn't highlight his bongos, but he does make a killer set. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iYCmzzscro
RetroVintageDrummer
 
Posts: 48
Joined: Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:36 pm

Re: PR bongo artisans

Postby Juaort » Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:23 pm

Does anyone know if Mr Miranda’s contact number is still active? I have a set of hardware that I would love to have him make shells for.
Juaort
 
Posts: 309
Joined: Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:48 pm


Return to Bongo

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 11 guests