Mike wrote:Have you ever tried them out?
Mike wrote:Or maybe a Jost Reiche conga itself would be the real deal in the first place
p.a.dogs1 wrote:What makes him selling a legendary instrument (which possibly helped to design early Reiche congas - or even served as a model)? In my eyes there are some obvious similarities between some Gon Bops series and Reiches: mahogany, deep belly, rather straight shaped above the belly..
I would not give away such an instrument before building better congas myself
Mike wrote:... and to me they are more than on par with Gon Bops.
rhythmrhyme wrote:is it my imagination or does the "bright" version have flat sawn staves whereas the mat version has quarter sawn?
The ideal stave is quartersawn and close continuous grain from head to toe, meaning you can follow the same age line from the top to the bottom of the stave. Matt [Smith] believes, and i agree, that this continuous grain increases the sonic resonance of the shell, giving more projection, without as much ring.
There is an interesting thing to add... the warping of the wood is lessened and is more stable in quarter sawn oak, but the resonance is better, meaning the wood is more stable, and more flexible in its sonic characteristics, at the same time, if you follow me. These 'micro' movements of vibration that produce sound is not the kind of movement that would cause a well made conga to crack, usually. Wood that is not cured correctly, stress from the hardware, or warping of plainsawn staves, and dropping your conga off of a tall building will cause cracks. The Plainsawn Oak is more rigid, if not more stable, thus the ringing issues.
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