Chtimulato wrote:Hello.
Good question.
It depends on the weight of the bongo, and then on the wood species (hevea/rubberwood/"Siam oak" is lighter than other wood species), and on how long you play, how you feel while playing, if you play only bongo in a band or switch to other instruments, etc.
A stand is very useful, and your remark about the center block makes sense. I protected mine with a piece of rubber, I'll post some pics later on (I'm on the "wrong" PC by now).
I use this model when I need it http://www.baguetterie.fr/stand-bongos-meinl-13901-professional-position-assis.html or https://www.thomann.de/fr/meinl_tmbs_bongstativ_sitzend.htm
Since you live in Paris, you can go to La Baguetterie and try it out "in real life".
I appreciate it because of the T-bar, which is very useful. I don't tighten the screw too much because I want to spare the center block, as you said.
Using a stand is very useful if you play several instruments - you can push the stand slightly aside if you need to play something else. And it relieves you from the stress of holding / tightening the instrument between your knees. And furthermore, some drummers have to move/rotate the hardware around (1/4 of turn) because the lugs hurt them.
There's another model by Gon Bops, but I think it's expensive and hard to find in France, and one made by Gibraltar (a friend of mine uses this one and is quite happy with it), but I believe it's no longer made.
Hope it helps.
Chtimulato wrote:Here it is. As I said, I put a piece (two pieces in fact) of rubber between the center block and the shells to avoid cracking.
This set also has reinforcement plates inside of the shells, as you mentioned, but if a set hasn't have these plates, you can make some with a piece of thin plywood (5 mm). You just have to soak it a little while so it can take the concave form of the inside of the shell, and then tighten it. I did that on another set.
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