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Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:04 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:02 pm**

more to come...

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Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:05 pm**

another...

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Posted: **Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:49 am**

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

Tony

Posted: **Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:07 am**

Heading for a date with ebay

Posted: **Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:42 pm**

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?

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:57 am**

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.

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:24 pm**

tks for the kind words bdrbongo,

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

Tony

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:52 am**

I'm "in the market"...

PM sent.

:p

Posted: **Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:50 pm**

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...

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:30 am**

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

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:42 am**

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

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:24 am**

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

Peace..
Dave

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:32 am**

Its sold to a brother on the board...

Nice to keep it in the family

Tony

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Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:59 am**

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

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