An original Manito Percussion Conga T-shirt design by Zach Landrum at Olde Soul Print Shop. 100% cotton. All sizes availalble.

Made of high strength 3/8″ stainless steel, our heavy duty tuning lugs are built to last a lifetime. They includes high strength Zinc/Yellow Chromate coated 9/16″ nuts, washers and rubber screw covers. Threads are rolled for maximum life. High polished finish or matte finish available. Custom shaping available from 4″ to 6 1/4″ lengths. Guaranteed for the life of your drum.

Ryan ‘Manito’ Wendel makes turning a solid macho shell look easy, but this requires a high level of focus, skill and creativity.

I just finished mounting new matched Middle Eastern Steer skins on these local LP Giovanni 32″ tall congas. The resulting sound is live with controlled overtones. The skin color patterns are unique and beautiful to my eye.

These solid shell spalted hickory and walnut bongos were made with wood sourced from Athens, GA, and now have a new home in Florida. They feature our handmade stainless steel hardware and horse and steer skins.

Wood: hickory hembra and walnut macho from Athens, GA

Height: 6-3/8″

Width: 6-3/4″ macho, 8-1/4″ hembra

Bridge: cherry burl wood with lapis and turquiose inlay

Skins: .9mm horse on macho, 1.5mm steer on hembra

Hardware: 304 stainless steel, half round Moderna crown

Weight: 11 lbs

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

Wood: spalted hickory from Athens, GA

Height: 6-3/8″

Width: 7-1/4″ macho, 8-5/8″ hembra

Bridge: zebra wood with red coral and magnesite inlay

Skins: 1mm horse on macho, 1.6mm steer on hembra

Hardware: 304 stainless steel, half round Moderna crown

Weight: 12.5 lbs

This PreMounted™ Middle Eastern Steer Matched Set is a live one with controlled overtones. Tone, color, finish and feel are as closely matched as possible. Available now.

Skin Type: Middle Eastern Steer, our shop favorite
Skin Color: Blonde
Crown Type: Comfort Curve 1 (Soft Strike)
11” Quinto Skin Thickness: 1.8mm
11.75″ Conga Skin Thickness: 2mm
12.5″ Tumba Skin Thickness: 2.2mm
Sound: warm and classic with crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, controlled overtones
Feel: medium action, very smooth and somewhat supple playing surface, ideal for live and studio

This PreMounted™ Fat Cat™ Matched Set is artfully crafted with close attention to detail. This ensures the tone, color, finish and feel are as closely matched as possible. Available now.

Skin Type: Fat Cat™ Nili Ravi Water Buffalo (Middle East)
Skin Color: Blonde
Crown Type: Comfort Curve 2 (X)
11” Quinto Skin Thickness: 2.8mm
11.75″ Conga Skin Thickness: 2.9mm
12.5″ Tumba Skin Thickness: 3mm
Sound: dry/woody tones
Feel: low action, smooth and dense playing surface, ideal for folkloric styles

Is the distance between the top of the crown and top of the playing surface “neck height” or “collar height” in your mind?

Let’s say you need a flesh hoop for a traditional crown. We can fabricate a new 304 stainless steel flesh hoop based on the outside diameter of the crown. A properly sized flesh hoop will be slightly larger than the crown, in most cases 3/16″.