MY JUNIOR TIRADO CONGA STABLE

[Omelenko]

Presently I have 8 Junior Tirado congas. I recently got back 5 that I had sold. Three of them I sold them 20 yrs. ago and another two (a pair) that I had sold on Ebay about 3yrs. ago. Those 5 and 3 that were my permanent ones make 8 Junior Tirado congas. I also have a pair of Skin on Skin and a pair of Matt Smith's Ritmos.

I plan to sell or trade a pair of Junior Tirado (conga and Tumba) but I haven't decided on which pair. I'm coming to the forum members first before I go on Ebay, where I always do well money wise, but money comes and goes and historic congas don't.

I plan to either sell or trade a set of Juniors. To trade, it would have to be for congas that have significance to me. That excludes commercial sets. If any of you wants a set of Junior Tirado congas (impossible to find now a days) let me know for possible sell or trade. All of you here know the quality and historic value of Junior Tirado congas, especially to a collector.

Enclosed you will find 3 pairs of Juniors that I currently have.

Saludos, Dario

[Omelenko]

Another of my Junior Tirado set.

Dario

[Omelenko]

Another of my Junior Tirado set (first two on the left)

Dario

[Omelenko]

El señor Natalio Tirado Ruiz (Junior) with his conga creations in his apartment in Brooklyn, NY, a few months before he went into a coma.
May the master rest in peace.

Dario

[bpete]

Omelenko Did you have A Tirado conga 11 3/4 inch on Ebay a few weeks ago?If so I was one of the people asking about it.I am looking for a drum this size.I now have three Gon Bops from 1993.My Ebay name is congabear.

[Omelenko]

Congabear,

That 11 3/4" Junior Tirado conga was mine, I just shipped it yesterday to a guy in Maryland that got an Ismael tumba from me some years back and needed
a conga to match, so he figured a Junior conga would do because he could not find an Ismael . Both Junior and Ismael congas are almost impossible to find these days.

Saludos, Dario

PS. This is the one you're talking about.

[Joseph]

That last one is a beauty....they all are really, but the last one is frighteningly close to the edge of the pool !

[RitmoBoricua]

That last one is a beauty....they all are really, but the last one is frighteningly close to the edge of the pool !

So you thought the drum wag going to fall in the drink and drown. You see Dario is a real concern and nice owner so he is nearby playing lifeguard while the drums are tanning and having a good time by the pool.......

[Omelenko]

Actually, I floated from Cuba to Miami in my Junior Tirado congas, they are amphibians and produce and incredible "tumbao" sound when played underwater. When played underwater I mount whale skin heads on them !
Tremendo vacilon ! Hahahaha.

Saludos, Dario

[Joseph]

Here's some Cubans I found floating in 1993.
That was before the "wet foot / dry foot" policy, so they all made it in.
They all had family or connections in Union City NJ.

Unfortunately they weren' t carrying any congas with them.....con ocho personas en ese pequeño barco no había muchos de espacio adicional

respecto!