Gon Bops Mahogany Requinto for sale - Most likely 1950's !!! and very clean

[blango]

Here we have it...

This is one of the nicest restoration projects ive done. This old beauty is one sweet sounding, and a very clean drum.

This Gon Bops Mahogany Requinto is Viiintaaage! Most likely late 1950's! (see the 90 degree sideplates with knocked off corners and the smooth bands)

This drum must never have been played, as the hardware is very nice. It has all the original bands as well.

I put a sweet 'slappy skins' folkloric skin on it, and it is amazingly cool played with another quinto in a Rumba setting.

It is also very versatile for its size (9.5".) You can play it as a quinto and a requinto - it has a wide sonic range for a requinto.

The Mahogany overtones are so dang nice... I cant find a material that sounds like Mahogany. Im not into cutting any more of the tree, so it's very nice to put this back into our circle of players.

I hope it will be played, or at least preserved for some future player to enjoy.

This is also an investment at $400. No more Mahogany in the future will drive its value up over time.

Ill post pics later today.

have fun,

Tony
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Edited By blango on 1185306256

[blango]

more to come...

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[blango]

another...

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[blango]

Yes, it is round and without cracks, and it has all the original bands.

Tony

[blango]

Heading for a date with ebay

[guarachon63]

Looks great, nice work. $400 seems quite reasonable to me. Not in the market though.

Just out of curiosity do you have any "before" pictures?

[bdrbongo]

That's a sweet lookin drum. Alas, I am also not in the market as I already have some GonBops like this. I don't think my side plates are rounded though, I'll have to look again. Nice job on the refinish.

[blango]

tks for the kind words bdrbongo,

and for keeping this on top of the newposts :;): .

Tony

[BATZONG]

I'm "in the market"...


PM sent.


:p

[blango]

Its back! Actually never left.

I saved it for months and then found Batzong a requinto Mariano, the one he actually was looking for, so off it goes to Guadalupe, and this 50's beauty is up for sale, again.

This is one nice requinto...

[windhorse]

Am I too Late?
I want it!
It'd go real well with my Sol set.

Oh, and Tony, you don't have to ship it!
I'll pick it up on my West Coast tour this summer!

Dave



Edited By windhorse on 1204936302

[blango]

Hey Dave,

Others have inquired, but its not sold. Its a great sounding drum, for sure.

Yea, give me a call, I PMed my number.

Peace,

Tony

[windhorse]

We just talked on the phone everybody!
It's sold!

Peace..
Dave

[blango]

Its sold to a brother on the board...

Nice to keep it in the family

Tony

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[KKonga]

Tony---How did you get the glass coating off? Nice finish!!!
KK