FOR SALE! This LP Performer Series 12.5″ Tumba is a used drum with a few minor cosmetic blemishes. It features an amber 2.2mm Fat Cat™ Buffalo head, and sounds great! This drum is sold as is.

Check out great deals on PreMounted™ heads for LP congas at our specials page!

This PreMounted™ Fat Cat™ Buffalo Skin For LP 12.5″ Tumba With Comfort Curve 1 (Soft Strike) Crown is 2.4mm thick. The sound is dry and woody with crisp slaps, shorter sustain and highly controlled overtones. Fat Cat™ Buffalo is Middle Eastern Nili Ravi. On congas, it produces dry/woody tones, and has low action at thickness above 2.5mm. It is ideal for folkloric styles or any application where a very thick skin is preferred!

We recently upgraded the flesh hoop and skin on this Rhythm Tech 12.5″ tumba for a customer in NC. Manito fabricated the flesh hoop from 1/4″ round 304 stainless steel. I mounted 2.2mm chocolate steer, as well as cleaned and lubricated the tuning lugs. This is the first time I’ve worked on a Rhythm Tech conga. The bottom ring is plastic, but the side plates are in the correct orientation.

SALE! I recently added quite a few PreMounted™ heads for LP congas to our Specials page.

Domingo ‘Sunny’ Ortiz recently dropped off these LP congas. Manito fabricated custom 304 stainless steel stands for all three.

I really enjoy working on a wide variety of bongos that customers either drop off or ship to us. Manito recently fabricated new 304 stainless steel flesh hoops for these LP Aspire bongos. I mounted high quality steer skins– .9mm thick on the 6-3/4″ macho, 1.5mm on the 8″ hembra. Get in touch if you are looking to upgrade your drums. DM, info@manitopercussion, 706-614-4563

Our Traditional Crown Rims (Round Ears) are fabricated from 304 stainless steel for added strength, luster and comfort. Each crown is custom made to order to fit any sized drum, and includes a complimentary flesh hoop. Available in matte and high polish finish.

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These solid shell cherry bongos were made with wood sourced sustainably from Athens, GA.  They feature our handmade stainless steel hardware and steer skins.

Wood: cherry

Shell Height: 6-3/8″

Shell Width: 7″ macho, 8-3/4″ hembra

Bridge: cherry burl with magnasite inlay

Skins: 1mm steer on macho, 1.8mm steer on hembra

Hardware: 304 stainless steel, half round moderna crown

Weight: 12 lbs 4 oz

We recently had the honor of working on this JCR tambora. Manito repaired some serious damage to the bearing edges, fabricated new crowns, and polished new tuning lugs. I mounted 1.4mm steer on both sides. We left one side rather proud to accommodate the stick, and avoid any further damage to the bearing edge.