I am pretty sure this was discussed before, but I coudn't find the topic for that, so I decided to start a new one.
My question is this: What is your setting with 3 (or more) congas and why are you set that way?
For example: One setting would be to play in front of the quinto with the conga on your right and the tumba on your left shaped like a triangle. This setting is great for rumbas, songo, adapted bata rhythms etc
Another setting would be to keep the quinto in front of you but with the conga on your right and the tumba on your left in an almost linear way.
What is your setting? What do you play? What are the advantages etc...
Saludos,I place Quinto in the middle, Conga/Right,and Tumba/Left...to play Guaguanco,or AfroJazz, Quinto/center, Tumba/1 O'clock..Conga/3 O'clock..Dr Zaragemca
Requinto middle (no quinto, or maybe it is...depends on who you ask...10 inches, you decide), tumba right, conga left. Middle, little, big... left to right.
Maybe a touch off-topic, but I also play seated with a tumba centered and 8 inch darbuka held under the left arm. Interesting to mix finger snapping and tumba bass tones.
Saludos i was just browsing through this topic and i havent looked at any of the other links that abakua posted previously on this forum but, no one has mentioned if their set up is for a righty or lefty.