Cracks can happen when holes are drilled in the stave joint.

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.
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
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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.