by onile » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:46 am
Alafia Abures!
I hope that you are all well and abundantly blessed!
Abure Whopbamboom, I have a set of red fiberglass Jr.'s and there is a particular way to play them. I recommend finding the "sweet-spot" for the "tonal" sound (which will require you to use your four fingers from the meat of your palm to the tips), then getting a slap on them. That's pretty much it, they aren't multi-dimensional in sound, but they do lend themselves to a bit of bata drum sound. I actually bought them for my 7yr. old to get her started on congas more appropriate for her size. They're fun to play, but as I stated, they're pretty limited in the sound application.
Have fun with them! "Sticks" or "Mallets" hadn't thought of that, but then again I'm pretty traditional in my approach to skin on skin application.
Many blessings Abures!
Onile!
Que Nsambi les acutare pa' siempre!