BIG DEAL!!! Get a 65% discount on five steer skins for your congas- less than $30 per skin. Scratch and Dent Middle Eastern Steer Skins- 5 Pack includes 20″ diameter skins ranging from 1.6mm to 2mm in thickness. They have minor blemishes like scratches or slightly rough surface, but are perfectly functional. They sound warm and classic with crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass and controlled overtones.
Manito fine grinds each part of our 304 stainless steel conga hardware by hand. It’s a necessary step between sand blasting and polishing to achieve the deepest mirror finish possible on every piece from crowns to sideplates to tuning lugs. No apprentice marks here.
We recently upgraded the skins on this set of LP Aspire bongos for a friend in Atlanta. I chose steer- 1mm for the macho, 1.6mm for the hembra.
We recently shipped this set to NY. These solid shell spalted silver maple bongos were made with wood sourced sustainably from Athens, GA. They feature our handmade stainless steel hardware and steer skins.
Wood: spalted silver maple
Height: 6-3/8″
Width: 7-1/4″ macho, 9-1/8″ hembra
Bridge: spalted maple with malachite and turquoise inlay
Skins: 1mm steer on macho, 1.8mm steer on hembra
304 Stainless Steel Hardware: half round moderna crowns, 3/8″ heavy duty tuning lugs
Weight: 11.5 lbs
Cracks can happen when holes are drilled in the stave joint.
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These solid shell poplar bongos were made with wood sourced sustainably from Athens, GA. They feature our handmade stainless steel hardware and steer skins.
Wood: poplar
Width: 6-1/2″ macho, 8-3/4″ hembra
Bridge: zebra wood with carbon inlay
Skins: 1mm chocolate steer on macho, 1.8mm chocolate steer on hembra
304 Stainless Steel Hardware: half round moderna crowns, 3/8″ heavy duty tuning lugs
Weight: 9 lbs
Large logs laying around while spalting lead to oyster mushrooms. I harvested, cooked and ate these beauties the same day- delicious and nutritious.
FALL SALE! 10% discount on PreMounted heads and flat skins. Enter promo code FALL10 at checkout 10/4/24-10/18/24.
These solid shell spalted sugar maple bongos were made with wood sourced sustainably from Athens, GA. They feature our handmade stainless steel hardware and steer skins.
Wood: spalted sugar maple
Height: 6-3/8″
Width: 7″ macho, 9″ hembra
Bridge: spalted maple burl with pipestone inlay
Skins: 1mm chocolate steer on macho, 1.8mm chocolate steer on hembra
304 Stainless Steel Hardware: half round moderna crowns, 3/8″ heavy duty tuning lugs
Weight: 12 lbs
We recently upgraded the flesh hoops and skins on these Gon Bops California bongos for a customer in Florida. I chose steer- 1mm for the macho, 1.6mm for the hembra.