Bump.
Okay, about 8 years has passed since I posted the photos and asked questions. Ive still got the ashiko and Im still not sure I got an answer to my questions.
Ya know...somewhere on the internet (years ago) I read a write up about who made and where the drum was made based on the design of the sticker or logo on the drum.
Based on the sticker...Do you suppose this Ashiko was made after Tom stopped making drums and before LP took over? Would this then be an Akbar made drum?
Ive read that the Akbar drums are the rarest (not including the earliest Valje drums made by Tom) because of the short time Akbars shop was in existence before it burned down.
Anyone have any additional information?...or know where I might find it?
drum4fun wrote:Okay, ill piggyback onto this thread and ask if anyone can give me an idea what era my Valje is from.
Did they build fewer Ashikos than congas?
Im pretty sure this is before LP bought the name.
Is this an Akbar Valje just before the factory burned down?
(see photos previously posted of my valje ashiko)
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