Volcano Congas from Hawaii - Any info

[Diceman]

Yeah,

Different metals and alloys have different sonic properties, and the way they are treated eg hardened, beaten and finished. You just have to listen to cymbals, bells, chimes, tambourines, cascaras etc to hear that.

suave
Diceman

[CongaTick]

Geez,

You guys truly impress me. Are you really capable of distinguishing the difference in a conga's sound based on whether it's hardware is SS versus some other alloy??? ??? If so, then I've got to really work on training my ears for that level of aural subtlety.

[CongaTick]

Apologies for last post. Upon further reading of this thread, I realized my comments contributed absolutely nothing and ignored the thrust of the discussion. Please ignore it.

[bongo]

I've been playing these drums now for several weeks so here is an update.

I am now getting the finger slide Oooo sound out of the tumba, the head is now less slick. Glad for that cause I use the sound quite a bit in my routine.

I am still enamored with the sound of these drums. They have great presence, volume, rich sound, nice resonance, and fantastic contrast between open tones and slaps.

No doubt these drums are more LP than Gon Bop, and for me that is a good thing, I've wanted the experience. If I'm playing with a loud band, these drums will be my first choice.



Edited By bongo on 1187922189

[salzfaas]

well here are my ultimate babies that arrived ahead of schedule
and are perfect for my needs ,heads to the nearest 5ooo of an inch matt finnish on ss hardware and wood. I have played 3 gigs this week, and many people were struck by their sound and beauty.very accurate to tune,and at present since there are 6 of them they are taking up all my time,but its time bvery well spent and may i hasten to add money well spent too! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Whopbamboom]

How much did the set of 6 cost you, what wood did you choose, and how much was shipping (and to where?)

[JulianM]

Here's my set, I am Kenny Penalvers friend aka cousin.

Attachment: http://mycongaplace.com/forum/eng/uploa ... go_set.JPG

[salzfaas]

I have been using these drums now for 5 weeks so I thought it would be useful to post my thoughts on them.I have tuned the 6 of them to D,E,G,A,B,D.I have been gigging a lot this last month as it is black history month in Uk, I have been tuning and de tuning every day.The first thing I noticed is that these drums talk to each other like a family(without the arguments) much more so than my Timbas.of which I had 5 of.The smaller tuning lugs are more accurate and the drums tune up better ie each drum is easier to get in tune with itself(using the harmonic trick going around the edge).I started off using the 11 1/2
as the lead drum (B) and now I am using the 121/2 (A) as it has more balls and has all the notes of the 11/12.and by all the notes I mean it has a cracking easy to produce slap, massive c.entre base, open harmonic,which sounds like a tabla note ,warm and fat open note and other variations on these ,which I won't go in to because it will confuse the point.I can play all the styles of music from folklorique (rhumba,bembey,bata etc) to my west African side ie djembe bougarabou panlogo.The drums SPEAK
They have much more projection than the others The last gig I needed no mikes which I had used previously,The other members of the band noticed their tunefullness and their Balls.I work with a pianist and singer who has perfect pitch, and she said that the harmonics are beautifuly pure and compliment the fundamental note.Hell I am singing to the tabla notes on the edge of all 6 drums which I could never do right down to the tumba and boomba on THE OTHERS! To be honest These drums are more than anybody could wish for, They are life changing and you could'nt get any better than that.The beast that is in them is comming out in me ROAR!!!! no seriously I am so pleased that I invested in what I consider to be the stadivarious(sorry can't spell) of drums. all I can say to you dudes who love drums,spend the extra dollar go on a life changing journey do it cos youre WORTH IT

[salzfaas]

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[Mike]

What a pity - you might have posted a wrong URL - it say "not found". Please try again.
Thanks.
Mike

[Gallichio]

Hello JuliamM
I have ordered a set of Volcano Percussion Congas from Mr. Alexander and we used your drums as how I would like mine to look. I should have them in Feb 08
I am very excited about the order. My 4 drums will have custom traditional stainless rims and slightly different side plates. Mr Alexander also sprayed silver metal flake on the finish that you can't see unless stage lights are on the drums. very custom!



Edited By Gallichio on 1201396480

[Gallichio]

Blango / Tony
I was wondering how you could tell this- "But i could tell, that even with nice skins, they wouldnt sound all that great." If you have a gift I wish you would share it with me. I would love to know. It would save me a lot of time. I have to at least put a head on a drum to find out how it will sound.