Description
Premium PreMounted™ Conga Heads are natural skins mounted on 1/4″ round 304 stainless steel flesh hoops. They are designed to fit drums with specific shell sizes and crown types right out of the box.
A wide variety of skin types, thicknesses and three color options make your PreMounted™ heads fully customizable to suit any application.
Skin thickness is recommended relative to the shell size- the larger the shell, the thicker the skin. This produces a balanced sound across the entire set of drums.
Bright and resonant sound with very crisp slaps, longer sustain and more overtones:
Requinto: 1.6mm
Quinto: 1.6mm
Conga: 1.8mm
Tumba: 2mm
Super Tumba: 2.2mm
Warm and classic sound with crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass and controlled overtones:
Requinto: 1.8mm (recommended)
Quinto: 1.8mm (recommended)
Conga: 2mm (recommended)
Tumba: 2.2mm (recommended)
Super Tumba: 2.4mm (recommended)
Dry and woody sound with crisp slaps, shorter sustain and highly controlled overtones:
Requinto: 2mm
Quinto: 2mm
Conga: 2.2mm
Tumba: 2.4mm
Super Tumba: 2.6mm
Traditional very dry and woody sound with the shortest sustain and next to no overtones.
Requinto: 2.2mm
Quinto: 2.2mm
Conga: 2.4mm
Tumba: 2.6mm
Super Tumba: 2.8mm
Skin Types
Black Gold™: Brazilian buffalo, warm tones, rich bass, medium action, slightly dimpled supple playing surface
Fat Cat™: Middle Eastern Nili Ravi buffalo, dry/woody tones, low action, smooth and dense playing surface, ideal for folkloric styles
Steer (Peru): Peruvian steer, crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, highly controlled overtones, warm and classic, medium action, ideal for studio
Steer (Middle East): Middle Eastern steer, crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, controlled overtones, warm and classic, medium action, very smooth and somewhat supple playing surface, ideal for live and studio, our shop favorite
Over the years, LP has offered many crown/rim styles- each with unique geometry. Our heads are specifically designed to fit the following:
Traditional: rolled thick gauge, steel flat bar
EZ Curve: thinner gauge steel, rim-radius curve
Comfort Curve 1 (Soft Strike): thick gauge steel, rim-radius curve
Comfort Curve 2 (X): note smooth ear, thick gauge steel, rim-radius curve
Extended Collar (Z): extended collar, note ear with imprinted triangles, thick gauge steel, rim-radius curve, shares dimensions with Top Tuning crowns
How To Measure Drum Size
This is an 11″ quinto.
Premium PreMounted™ Conga Heads will not fit Compact or City series drums.
Production times vary based on thickness, color and order volume. The typical required drying time for a 2.2mm skin is one week.
For answers to many common questions visit our FAQ. White glove customer service available. info@manitopercussion.com
Michael Giboyeaux –
The heads are high quality, but you can work on the pricing, lower it down some.
Swen –
Thanks. Longstanding relationships with our suppliers around the world allow us to offer a variety of top quality skins that are consistent in thickness, free of blemishes and sound great. We aim to contribute to our drumming community in a positive, transparent and sustainable fashion. Unfortunately, top quality skins are expensive. Our customers expect the best, and we deliver!
Dennis S. –
Simply beautiful sound
Steve Branham –
Best premounted skins you can get anywhere. Quality craftsmanship and top of the line products. Nobody can touch them
HENRY BRUN –
As a touring musician, constant travel and performance schedules can be brutal, especially on hand percussion drum heads. Synthetic heads were the answer at one time. The compromise was loss of tonal quality.
Then I discovered Manito’s Percussion drum heads. I do understand that real hides require extra special care, but these are well worth it.
After putting them through hell and back, the heads proved themselves to be what I was always looking for, wonderful tones, and excellent quality.
I can honestly say, Manito Percussion drum heads are the only way to go!
Benny Morales –
Mack Castillo –
excellent 1.8 mm quinto head mid eastern. Great sound.
Lylburn –
Robert B. –
Great product even though i ordered the wrong size head. I still appreciate the hard work and dedication Manito Percussion does by hand making every head
Pico –
Great quality and service in mounting nice heads to my specifications.
johmar sierra –
Jose Rivera –
Very impressed! I got three for my LP Matadors and I’m in love with these middle eastern steer heads! Smooth surface, warm sound, crisp slaps, deep bass and opens, aesthetically beautiful, nice snug fit… Awesome product and customer service is A+.
John Cabrera –
Top notch customer service! I ordered pre mounted heads for my congas, but ordered the wrong type for my crown. My mistake. Swen crafted a new set for my Palladiums and shipped them even before he received the returned heads! Customer for life!
Israel R. –
I was able to visit the shop and it was amazing. Manito answered all my questions, replaced the heads I had previously received. The heads are like Egyptian cotton. Best I have ever seen and felt. I would recommend their services anyday.
Mack P Castillo –
just recieved about a week ago 11 3/4 1.6 mm for my patato ccx2 man it sounds incredible and its not even broken in yet. Great sounding heads you get your moneys worth thank you Ryan and Swen for the great work.
Mack P Castillo –
Great conga heads great quality great sound very happy buy from the best Manito percussion.
Howard B. –
Great sound Black Gold
Johmar Sierra –
awesome product
Michael M. –
great fit, skins sound great!
Mack Castillo –
Great sounding conga heads 1.6 mm 11 3/4
Matt F. –
Double thumbs up for these guys. They made a hard to fulfill order happen for my brother’s birthday. Great customer service and super nice staff.
Joseph Brown –
A plus service!! Had trouble on the website so I gave up. Next day I received a call from Sven and he walked me through the process of ordering. A week later I received my pre- mounted head which fit perfectly on my conga. Both of the premounted skins I purchased from Manito has my congas singing. They sound awesome. Thank you.
Miguel –
As always, great service! Awesome skins
Steven Taylor –
Beautiful heads. Excellent customer service. Thank you!!
Eric Oberlé –
La plus belle peau que je n’ai jamais eu en 40 ans de pratique professionnelle, et quel son !!! Chaque fois meilleur en lui laissant le temps de bien prendre sa place …
Bravo et merci pour ce travail d’une exceptionnelle qualité.
Antoinette Cresci de la Torre –
These heads are amazing! And the service is great too.
John S. –
Greg H. –
3 set… 2 pairs of congas 1 bongos!
John S. –
Richard –
Pure pleasure working with you and thanks for a beautiful conga head
Miguel –
The Best of the Best….
Scott P Mast –
Eric –
Best skins I ever purchased for my congas. I’m extremely pleased with the sounds of the new skins, makes me practice more than ever. I highly recommend them.
Kairo Quintero –
I bought the middle eastern steer heads, chocolate color, bright and resonant thickness for my LP Galaxy requinto, quinto, conga and tumba and the heads not only feel great on the hands but they also play stunning. The heads are responsive, I don’t have to play them that hard, and they elevated the sound of my drums. These pre mounted conga heads are definitely an upgrade from the factory mass produced heads. I am extremely satisfied with Manito Percussion conga heads!
Manito – thanks for sourcing these great conga heads. I would recommend them to everybody who is looking to elevate the sound of their drums.
RYAN GREGORY –
Very good quality. Sound is amazing.
Manuel Rodriguez –
Best in the business, great service and superb product 100%
Kairo Quintero –
I bought pre-mounted middle eastern steer heads to replace factory LP Galaxy heads for requinto, quinto, conga and tumba and they completely transformed the sound of my drums. These skins are superb in quality! Slaps are crisp, bass is full and they also feel smooth on the hands. No longer do I need to apply that much energy to get the beautiful sounds. I recommend Manito Percussion for everyone looking to elevate their drums!
Raleigh C. –
Best heads available! Super satisfied! Arrived quickly, and Swen was really great to work with, as I called in to ask some questions. The best!
Mike Scartezina –
Beautiful work as always. And, a guaranteed fit which is crucial
Luigi Priante –
Joseph Lopez –
Efrain Crespo –
Perfect! The best!
Joseph Lopez –
I’ll never buy anymore types of synthetics or even natural hide skins from anyone. The clear distinguishable sound that Manito Steer skins have and give,are what I’ve always wanted on my congas,once I started playing congas 2 years ago!
KIRK WARNER –
They sound great !
Joseph Lopez –
Your work & Craftsmanship are amazin
Marcelo Maier –
Juan carlos Ortiz –
I love it so much
Ajidahun A. –
Their skins make my LPs the best they can be!
Mance Grady –
Quite simply your the best because …you’re the best !!!!!!!!!!! Great communication and knowledge!! Thanks
Ramon Rodriguez –
Excellent!!!!
Juan Rodriguez –
was very happy with the skin and customer service was excellent. The items were delivered within two weeks. I would definitely purchase other items from them
Jim Tierney –
These guys are great! They’re very knowledgeable and willing to help you in any way they can. The quality and sound of the head I purchased is unmatched in my opinion. I have 6 more drums to reskin and this is where I’ll do it. Thanks a bunch!!
Richard Oliver –
John Slitti –
I ordered 6 pre mounts on this batch. They shipped exactly on time, and were beautiful.