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.

I stumbled across a product that Manito offered at one time years ago. Should we bring it back?

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Manito is thinning out his collection. These vintage Gon Bops congas are ready to go to a new home. This is your chance to get your hands on a great set!

The skins are in great shape. In addition, the drums were refinished before they showed up at our shop.

9.5″ Requinto

10.5″ Quinto

11.5″ Conga

Pricing includes fully insured shipping via FedEx to the continental USA. Select Free Shipping at checkout.

Please get in touch for Hawaii, Alaska, or International shipping.

I use carbon osmosis to color skins all the way to chocolate. The process is completely non-toxic and sustainable. Coloring to amber always highlights the careful processing and unique grain of each hide. This beautifully mottled steer skin is no exception.

Looking for a bright and resonant crack for your bongo’s macho? These 1mm Middle Eastern Steer skins are an excellent choice. I mount these skins on every macho Manito produces. They are available as PreMounted heads or 14″ diameter flat skins for you to mount.

I recently added a number of great deals on select PreMounted™ conga heads to our specials page!

Manito is busy fabricating hardware for upcoming sets of bongos.