Help Identify...... closeup hardware pic!

[harpon]

Hey eveybody...local craigslist find. Any idea who the manufacturer may be?

Thanks
Joe

[JohnnyConga]

Not sure but they could be the French congas called ASBA....a set I had in the early 70's.....JC

[Anonimo]

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[harpon]

I think you might be right j.c. Thanks!! He says the drums are 36" tall.....sound familiar? I'm assumming they must sound pretty good considering you owned a set! Does the hardware look familiar?

[congalou]

Hello guys, I think it's not ASBA, not the same shape and hardware. And ASBA put a metal rim on the back of the drum (we can see it on your phot JC).

To my mind, the shape looks like TOCA, but I don't recognize the hardware.

GL.

[Anonimo]

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[JohnnyConga]

Damn it says right under the photo Made in Argentina!...I missed that...and they do have the Toca look but there made in Argentina...JC

[harpon]

More info guys!

[JohnnyConga]

They are neither ASBA or TOCA they are MADE IN ARGENTINA!...

[harpon]

J.C. The pic your looking at aren't the drums....the ones i'm interested in are in the first photo......and the last pic of the hardware

[Anonimo]

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[harpon]

seller made a mistake.....drums are 30" tall....thanks everyone for your help!

I'm starting to think they are siam....what do you think?

[congalou]

If it's TOCA, pretty shure it's "siam oak" not oak at all indeed but Hevea Braziliensis.

Just the color is different.

[harpon]

They are Royce.........

[Jerry Bembe]

My first congas resemble these. They ar SP "Space Percussion", I do not know much about this company. I acquired this set back in the early 90's as a trade of congas for a Fender Stratocaster with a conguero in my Afro-Cuban group "The Primal Connection". I thought SP was an offshoot of CP in the 80's but I cannot find any information about these anywhere now. The set is Oak with painted on faux Bi-colored staves. It looks cheezy but they sound great! I still have this set and it is dear to me regarding my Rumba heritage. (I am a British/Irish Suburban American who learned on this set.) I have lent this set to congueros in my group who lacked instruments but were rich in talent. I have seen amazing homeless congueros who were smokin' players but were down on their luck.

Remember it is the musician who makes the real music and not the instrument making the musician. Some of the greatest players have the most humble surroundings and or resources. Because of this experience, I have collected musical junk over the years for a found object rack. (Like the old Fat Albert Band ) We in the western world are spoiled and loose sight of our brothers in 3rd world countries that can often out play us with these humble instruments.

(enough soap box...yeah right )

Keep it fun,

Jerry