Description
Our Premium PreMounted™ Conga Heads feature natural skins mounted on 1/4″ round 304 stainless steel flesh hoops. These heads are designed to fit drums with specific shell sizes and crown types right out of the box.
With a variety of skin types, thicknesses, and three color options, our PreMounted™ Heads are fully customizable to suit any application and playing style.
Skin Thickness Recommendations
Skin thickness should be selected based on the size of the drum shell. The larger the shell, the thicker the skin. This ensures a balanced, harmonious sound across your entire set of drums.
Sound Profiles by Thickness
Bright & Resonant
For a bright sound with very crisp slaps, longer sustain, and more overtones:
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Requinto: 1.6mm
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Quinto: 1.6mm
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Conga: 1.8mm
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Tumba: 2mm
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Super Tumba: 2.2mm
Warm & Classic
For a warm, classic sound with crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and controlled overtones:
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Requinto: 1.8mm (recommended)
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Quinto: 1.8mm (recommended)
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Conga: 2mm (recommended)
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Tumba: 2.2mm (recommended)
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Super Tumba: 2.4mm (recommended)
Dry & Woody
For a dry, woody sound with crisp slaps, shorter sustain, and highly controlled overtones:
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Requinto: 2mm
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Quinto: 2mm
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Conga: 2.2mm
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Tumba: 2.4mm
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Super Tumba: 2.6mm
Traditional Dry & Woody
For a very dry sound with the shortest sustain and almost no overtones:
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Requinto: 2.2mm
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Quinto: 2.2mm
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Conga: 2.4mm
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Tumba: 2.6mm
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Super Tumba: 2.8mm
Skin Types
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Black Gold™: Brazilian buffalo, known for warm tones, rich bass, medium action, and a slightly dimpled, supple playing surface.
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Fat Cat™: Middle Eastern Nili Ravi buffalo, offering dry/woody tones, low action, and a smooth, dense playing surface. Ideal for folkloric styles.
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Steer (Peru): Peruvian steer, providing crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and highly controlled overtones. This medium-action skin is perfect for studio applications.
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Steer (Middle East): Middle Eastern steer, delivering crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and controlled overtones. With a smooth and somewhat supple playing surface, it’s ideal for both live performances and studio use. This is our shop favorite.
How to Measure Drum Size
To measure your drum size, simply measure the diameter of the drumhead across the top (the playing surface) from edge to edge.
Example:
This is an 11″ Quinto. Measure from one side of the head to the other, passing through the center. The size is the total diameter.
Production Times
Production times may vary depending on skin thickness, color, and order volume. For example, the typical required drying time for a 2.2mm skin is approximately one week.
For answers to common questions, please visit our FAQ.
We also offer white glove customer service to assist you with any needs.
Contact us: info@manitopercussion.com
Michael Miller –
Perfect thickness for my quinto. No overtones and slaps are effortless. I will soon order the same skin for the conga when I get the funds. Thank you for making this drum sound as good as it can.
Michael –
Excellent skins! Great sound. Quality and shipping both excellent. Thanks!
jspring13@hotmail.com –
My order arrived in one week! Great service.
What a difference these heads make! I ordered the Middle East Steer head (thick) and couldn’t be more pleased. Makes my drum sound like a million bucks. I will be ordering for my conga and tumba next.
The sound and tone are great, and that is straight out of the box! They will only get better. I can’t wait until the head has some use and settles in.
Melvin Reyes –
These heads just sound amazing. To be honest my Toca Limited Edition sound like up scale drum .
Stephen Bobb –
Excellent conga skin; responsive service.
Daniel Yohanna –
Fit perfectly and sound is very good. Looks cool. Still working on tuning as they stretch after each use
Carlos C. –
Fits like a glove and sounds amazing. I just wish that it had a little more space between the rim and the drum head like the original Toca “Traditional Series” heads have but it is still very playable and I am very happy with it.
Swen –
Hi Carlos. Thanks for your review. We craft conga heads with a collar height of 3/4″. These are new natural skins that require a break in the first couple months. During this time the skins stretch slightly due to tension, which adds between 1/8″ and 1/4″ to the collar height.