Premium PreMounted™ Bongo Heads: 7-1/4″ Macho

Our Premium PreMounted™ Bongo Heads are natural skins mounted on 3/16″ stainless steel flesh hoops, designed to fit drums with specific shell sizes and crown types right out of the box.

A wide variety of skin types and three color options make these PreMounted™ heads fully customizable to suit any application.

Skin Thickness Recommendations

Skin thickness should be selected based on the size of your drum shell. The larger the shell, the thicker the skin. This ensures a balanced sound across your entire set of drums.

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Sound Profiles by Thickness

Bright and Resonant

For a bright sound with crisp slaps, longer sustain, and more overtones:

• Bongo Macho: 0.8mm

• Bongo Hembra: 1.2mm

Warm and Classic

For a warm, classic sound with crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and controlled overtones:

• Bongo Macho: 1mm (recommended)

• Bongo Hembra: 1.4mm (recommended)

Dry and Woody

For a dry, woody sound with crisp slaps, shorter sustain, and highly controlled overtones:

• Bongo Macho: 1.2mm

• Bongo Hembra: 1.6mm

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Skin Types

• Horse: Peruvian horse, providing very crisp slaps, bright and resonant tones, high action, and an ultra-smooth, dense playing surface.

• Steer (Middle East): Middle Eastern steer, known for crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and controlled overtones. Medium action with a smooth, somewhat supple playing surface, ideal for both live performances and studio work. Our shop favorite.

• Steer (Peru): Peruvian steer, delivering crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and highly controlled overtones. Medium action, perfect for studio applications.

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Compatibility

These PreMounted™ Bongo Heads will fit:

LP Bongos

• Accents Armando Peraza Signature (LP203XF)

• Durian Wood (LP201AX·D)

• Fiberglass (LP200XF)

• Galaxy Fausto Cuevas Ill (LP794V)

• Galaxy Fiberglass (LP794X)

• Galaxy Giovanni (LP793X)

• Generation II & Accent Wood (LP201AX·2)

• Matador Custom Wood (LP-M301)

• Matador Wood & Fiberglass (M201, M200F)

• Raul Rekow Signature (LP201AX·2RR8)

• Richie Gajate-Garcia (LP201AX·2RGM)

• Uptown Sculpted Ash (LP201SA)

Meinl Bongos

• Collection (CS400AWA-M)

• Fibercraft (FF8400)

• Professional (FWB400)

• Woodcraft (WB400)

Pearl Bongos

• Bobby Allende Signature Pearl (PBF300DXBA6)

• Elite Pearl (PBW300DX, PBF300DX)

• Folkloric Pearl (PBW300FCS26)

• Primero Signature Pearl (PEA-PF81008A642, PW8100RF534)

Toca Bongos

• Kaman

• Custom Deluxe Fiberglass (4600F)

• Custom Deluxe Wood (4600)

• Elite Pro Fiberglass (31708KB, 3170LHA)

• Elite Pro Wood (3170)

• Limited Edition (4700)

• Player’s Wood (2600)

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Crown Types

• Traditional Crown: Rolled thick gauge steel flat bar

• Comfort Curve 2 (X) Crown: Smooth ear, thick gauge steel, rim-radius curve

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How to Measure Drum Size

To measure your drum, simply measure the diameter of the drumhead across the top (the playing surface) from edge to edge. This measurement will correspond to the size of the head you need.

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Production Times

Each PreMounted™ head is meticulously hand-crafted. Production times may vary depending on thickness, color, and order volume. The typical required drying time is one week.

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