New Custom Volcano Percussion Congas

[Gallichio]

Hello Congaplace,

To all the Volcano Percussion conga enthusiasts. I have ordered my 2ND set of 4 congas from Thomas Alexander in Book matched Monkeypod. I will have them Monday. I will post photos as soon as I can. I am very excited about this custom set.

[KING CONGA]

Hello Congaplace,

To all the Volcano Percussion conga enthusiasts. I have ordered my 2ND set of 4 congas from Thomas Alexander in Book matched Monkeypod. I will have them Monday. I will post photos as soon as I can. I am very excited about this custom set.

Wow how exciting but how is it that youre getting them so soon? does he have an inventory of some of his drumms?

[ozrivera]

Wow how exciting but how is it that youre getting them so soon? does he have an inventory of some of his drumms?[/quote]

Saludos Hermanos

King: Gallicho has preffered customer service status and fast turn around time for all the free promotion he has been giving VP. LOL just kidding.
Gallicho: congrats they are a true work of art.


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[Gallichio]

Hi Guys,
I ordered them about 6 or 8 weeks ago. Every drum from Volcano Percussion is an original and I don't think he has a extra supply on hand. His drums are in high demand. I hope to get some photos posted soon but I have to be at a rehearsal this afternoon so I hope UPS gets here soon. I am very excited about this set. I am very happy with Volcano Percussion Products. Thanks for sharing in my excitement.

Here are some photos of the new congas. I love um!

[Gallichio]

More Eye candy! Enjoy!

[KING CONGA]

I’m like salivating all over the place, Wowwwwwwwwwwwww Beautiful they truly look original. By the way that's a great turn around time. I would no doubt consider Volacano’s for my next set
Thanks for sharing your pictures. Once again, congratulations.

[doctor bloor]

Congrats. The wood sure looks great, but I'm more impressed by the appearance of the hardware--it looks like it can handle just about anything a crazed conguero with a wrench could dish out.

Wondering what kind of skins they're wearing, and how the sound qualities of the Monkeypod compare to some of the woods we're more familiar with.

[bongosnotbombs]

Congrats Mike, a very unique and beautiful set of congas.

[umannyt]

Beautiful craftsmanship on those Volcano congas!

I couldn't help but notice the crowns. The rims seem to now have a hybrid-traditional design (half-round profile) very similar to those of my Gon Bops California Series and the lug ears remiscent of Valjes/Resolutions. Also the lug ears are cleanly-welded into holes on the outer side of the rims.

Actually, as some of us already know, the old Sol congas featured this combined Gon Bops CA/Valje design. One very noticeable exception is that the rim of the Sol conga featured a brushed metal finish, instead of being smooth, chromed or stainless steel.

I wonder if, with regard to the latest Volcano Percussion rims, Tom Alexander has been influenced by both Akbar Moghaddam and Tom Flores.

[Gallichio]

Hello,
Thank you all for the nice complements. All the credit goes to Thomas Alexander. Thomas Polishes the stainless steel to a high gloss. It looks like chrome. I am an Old School player and I love the trad rims. I wanted to try the new half round and I do like them. I am not a fan of comfort curve rims. I don't really know who inspires Thomas in his designs but I would think just like us we are inspired by many people. Tomorrow I will have some time to give them a work out.
Thanks
Mike

[ABAKUA]

Wow, they really are very beautiful looking drums. Congratulations.

[Congadelica]

They look tremendo . im loving the crazy grain on them monkey wood tumba`s .

Im sure we will get a full report soon , cant wait .

Enjoy ,you lucky guy

marco

[Gallichio]

Thanks again guys,

Here is a close up of the trad rims and Tom's new half round. I like them. The Heads are steer hide with a lot of oil in the heads. The oil is what gives the heads a darker color. They are very nice to play on. I am very lucky to have these drums.
Take care

Mike

[Mike]

Thanks again guys,

Here is a close up of the trad rims and Tom's new half round. I like them.

OMG, the half round rim look a tad like a sharp knife blade in the first pic!
Or is this only due to the photo perspective?
I guess not, otherwise the word "good chops" would take on a rather sinister meaning

Greetings from
"the other" Mike

[umannyt]

OMG, the half round rim look a tad like a sharp knife blade in the first pic!
Or is this only due to the photo perspective?

Greetings from
"the other" Mike

Mike,

It's due to the photo perspective. IMO, it's a reflection of the half-round rim of the drum next to it.