pavloconga wrote:Great story and thanks for sharing.
I love the cheesy photo your mum got you to pose for... it was the 70's after all.
leedy2 wrote:Markito
Mannys was 48th street not 46th hahaha
roberthelpus wrote:pavloconga wrote:Great story and thanks for sharing.
I love the cheesy photo your mum got you to pose for... it was the 70's after all.
Yes it is a great story. That cheesy photo looks like it could be for a 70's sitcom promo or opening credits.
Ernesto Pediangco wrote:A wonderful discovery ! You lucked out ! I wonder how thick or thin the staves are & if there is any evedence of it ever having metal tuning hard wares earlier ? If you notice Chano Pozo's tack head drum is very mis shapened from bein thin and the tension of the head added to how the drum head warped to the shape it had at the time the photo was taken. Personaly, I never cared for Cuban made stave drums. The mediocre wood quality & species, the crude construction and designs over all are just not of value to me aside from nostalgia. The Nationalized company that makes Cuban congas for local use & for tourist industry, is not very special or well developed. Its just a funky wood shop / metal shop cranking out a product and providing a job for who ever is in line for the gig. Same as any factory using cheap labor but not nessesarily staffed my masterful craftsmen and specialized machinist. I founf Congas & Bata made in Peru that were superior to Cuban made. The same is true of Colombia,Venezuela & Brazil. Its a matter of finding, setting up purcheas & transport, since the economy makes it hard to import and market these Latin American products. Its a shame & an insult to Latin America that Asians build and sell the instruments of Afro / Latin heritage. Cuba & U.S. relations is also shameful & insulting !
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