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
How To Measure Drum Size
This is an 11″ quinto.
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
Benny Berckmoes –
very nice service and product!
Michael R Muldoon –
I called the shop with a vague description of the sound I wanted and the problem I
have been trying to solve with
the tumba especially. Swin (not sure of the spelling), came up with the perfect heads. I have struggled with the sound of the tumba for as long as I’ve had it, but not any more. The heads look, sound and feel fantastic. I am looking forward to ordering Bongo heads next. Highly recommend Manito Percussion.
Vit Halska –
Done properly…
Benny Berckmoes –
Nice congahead thanks 🤗👌
Victor Rivera –
Top quality expertly pre-mounted head. Looks and sounds awesome!
Christian Oquendo –
Great conga heads! The descriptions about the thickness and the sound they produce in the pre-mounted ones is spot on. I have purchased both, the skins and installed them myself and I just purchased pre-mounted and I have been very satisfied with both type of products. For the skins and installation, Swen worked with me tirelessly as I needed to get flesh hoops as well. It was my first time changing conga heads and the help was fantastic. I continue to recommend you guys each time people ask me where I got my skins. Especially when they see the sound produced by them on bottom of the line CP congas. Keep up the good work!
Rico Paulino Rosario –
Hi really love my Manito heads. They’ve brought my wood Meinls to life. My next purchase will be the red heads for my read congas and bongos. Thank you guys Very satisfied customer here !!! Rico Paulino Rosario.
Gordon Jones –
Swen is always a pleasure to work with and probably the most knowledgeable individual in the Conga world about skins. He is one of Manito Percussion’s most valuable resources.
Swen –
Hi Gordon. Thank you for the glowing review. We appreciate your friendship, business and support. Talk to you soon.
Michael F. –
JoAnne Sutton –
Love the new drumhead, love that it came premounted. The new sound is so much better, the folks in my drum class noticed too. Thank you again for your help and for making it so easy to order it online.