Bongo restoration question - HELP!!! Split in Hembra wood

[yambu321]

THERE ARE DIFFERENT METHODS TO USE, WHEN FIXING DRUMS, OF WHICH I HAVE ALREADY COVERED. YES WHEN OPENING A CRACK IT WILL BE DONE ON THE INSIDE AND NOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THIS IS JUST TO HELP THE GLUE HAVE A BETTER HOLD. AS FAR AS A RACHETING STRAP NOT BEING STRONG ENOUGH, IS VERY FUNNY. THE MILITARY USES THEM, THE MOVING COMPANIES USE THEM, AND IT GOES ON, AND ON, AND ON. NYLON ROPE WILL NEVER BE AS STRONG USING ANY KIND OF TWISTING METHOD. INFACT THAT WOULD MOST PROBABLY BE A CONSIDERED TECHNIQUE AS AN ALTERNATIVE WHEN ONE DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER STRAPS. AT ANY RATE AS I HAVE EXPLAINED BEFORE THIS METHOD WILL KEEP PRESSURE ON THE SHELL BECAUSE OF THE LOST MATERIAL OF THE CRACK ITSELF. NOW, WITH THE OTHER, STRONGER, NO ADDED PRESSURE ON THE SHELL TECHNIQUE, IF DONE PROPERLY, IT WILL LOOK GREAT, AND OUTLAST THE REST OF THE DRUM. BECAUSE THE PRESSURE ON THE SHELL HAS BEEN RELIEVED, THE DRUM WILL NOT CRACK ELSEWHERE BECAUSE OF IT. EVERYTHING MUST BE DONE RIGHT, FOR IT TO BE CLEAN. A NICE CLEAN CHANNEL TO ELIMINATE THE CRACK, A NICELY SHAPED PIECE OF SIMILAR WOOD TO FILL THE CHANNEL, A LIGHT AND CLEAN BEAD OF GLUE ON ALL MATING SURFACES. CAREFULLY STRAPING IT ALL TOGETHER, MAKING SURE TO PROTECT THE WOOD FROM THE RACHET HANDLE ITSELF. ONCE DONE. CAREFULLY SAND THE AREA AND THE REST OF THE SHELL. PREP THE SHELL FOR FINAL FINISHING. IF THE SHELL IS NICELY PAINTED AFTER AN EXCELLENT REPAIR RESULT, THE REPAIR SHOULD BE AS UNDETECTABLE AS ANYTHING ELSE.

PS SOUNDS LIKE "MIKE" HAS DONE A DECENT JOB ON HIS FIRST TRY. AND HE IS GUTSY. THAT'S HOW ONE GETS TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF ANYTHING. HE'LL BE A MUCH BETTER REPAIR GUY BECAUSE OF THIS. YOU'RE THE MAN MIKE. KEEP LEARNING AND MOVING FORWARD.

NOTE: I MEAN NO DESRESPECT TOWARDS ANYONE. BUT I WILL, IF NECESSARY DEFEND MY ADVICE DRIVEN POSTS. WHEN I GIVE IT, IT'S BECAUSE IV'E DONE IT, AND OR KNOW IT. I'M OLD SCHOOL GUYS

THANK YOU,
AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

CHARLIE "EL COQUI" VERDEJO



Edited By yambu321 on 1198421847

[Mike]

Thanks, Charlie, what you say is uplifting indeed.
My respect to you - I like your expert opinion as much as your style to put things into words
Well, after my first fix of that kind I showed the bongó to a carpenter (friend of mine) and he said two things to me: First, the shell won´t ever break in the part I repaired and second: "You did want the fix to be seen, didn´t you?"
What can I say except :O ->
I learn constantly, and I think next time I will do a more cosmetic surgery on a drum.
PLAYING and SOUND of the refurbished bongó is totally COOL. The skins (mule+recycled LP handpicked) are IT.
So THAT´S what MATTERS after all.
Thanks for everybody´s input. I appreciated this thread very much - and, judging from the numbers of people viewing the posts, I hope, also other aspiring bongoceros/bongo restorators could profit from it.
Happy Christmas to all!

Mike



Edited By Mike on 1198441092

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