Hand Crafted Bongo Shells?

[caballoballo]

Elio Coto is my friend. He has done work on some of my bongos. He painted this Hr El Piernas and refinish this other unbranded.

[caballoballo]

This one was refinish by Elio, made of cedar 7.25 X 8.75. I have never used it or tuned. I am thinking about selling it along with the El Piernas if the price offered by the buyer is good and reasonable.

[Juaort]

Those are impressive! How do you like the Remo Heads. I haven’t really given them much thought.

I can’t wait till I receive my Elio Bongo. Right now the only hand made bongo I have is my Manito Percussion Bongo. I love the way it sounds.

[caballoballo]

Saludos, remo skins are ok, sound very close to natural skins and are very reliable. However I detune after every use as I don't think is necessary to keep tension on the shells plus the head is going to stretch out sooner than later.

[Juaort]

I got to give those a try. I had a set on a Palisades NJ Bongo I had last year, but I never played them and decided to sell them. REMO makes atleast three different ones correct? I don’t know where to start! Lol. I think I like the tucked ones, that kinda look like real skins. But their a bit pricy.

[caballoballo]

Skindeep from remo has been my choice for years, also is very gentle on the hands. . M9-0715-S4-SD009 I believe is the black type for the macho . However, I have use fyberskin in which the graphics peel off with time and Nuskin is kind of too hard on the hands. That has been my experience with Remo.

[Juaort]

Thanks for the advice!! I’m looking into these. We’ll see.

[Juaort]

Here’s what the finish product from AD Percussion will look like. These arrive tomorrow in the mail.

[Calypso King]

I'm curious if someone could post some bongo shell dimensions - however more specifically the thickness of the shell wood when measured from the bottom. Also, the height of each drum.

[Juaort]

Bongoceros! Elio Cotto just finished the bongo I ordered from him a month before the Hurricane hit PR. It took him a while to get back in his feet so he was playing catch up. Here’s a couple of pics. Solid shells in Caoba (Mohagany). Stainless Steel hardware. Rawhide skins. Can’t wait to get these in the mail.

Juaort

[Chtimulato]

Nice work !