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Afro Timbalitos?

Postby Tumbas » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:19 am

Hello...

Did Afro Percussion make Timbalitos?

If so, how are they? Okay? Decent? Good? Very good?

Any info you can share about them will be appreciated.

Thank you.
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Re: Afro Timbalitos?

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Re: Afro Timbalitos?

Postby RetroVintageDrummer » Sat Aug 30, 2014 2:46 am

Yes Afro did make timbalitos. I own a pair from the Pearl Afro days in 10" and 12" and are brass. They have a great shell design, but the shells are very thin. If you try to play cascara on them it sounds terrible. I have them cranked down pretty hard and I feel like I'm going to warp them out of shape and make the L brackets fold inwards. The seperator block is a piece of plastic and does not work well though. Overall I would say that the stand and mounting system isn't great, but it's nice that there are no extra holes drilled into the shells for mounting. Currently I have clear heads on them, but am going to make the switch to real skin. I do admit that they sound pretty sweet when played with a thicker stick and were a great buy. Later down the line I'l assemble a new lighter stand. They are very rare these days.

Hope this helps,
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Re: Afro Timbalitos?

Postby Mike » Sat Aug 30, 2014 5:10 am

I cannot say much on the timbalitos,
but the vintage Afro timbales I own have pretty thick shells
and a really nice and dry cascara sound (brass).
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