Latin Percussion LPM198 Mini Tunable Wood Conga, Natural

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Product Features

• Constructed of kiln dried, environmentally friendly Siam Oak
• Chrome-plated hardware
• Miniature Comfort Curve II rims
• Natural, rawhide heads that help produce a clean tone
• Attractive yet musical, it can be played or displayed

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002F4UG8
• Item model number: LPM198-AW
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,469 in Musical Instruments (See Bestsellers in Musical Instruments)

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Product Description

Product Description

This conga features kiln dried environmentally friendly Siam Oak, chrome plated hardware, miniature Comfort Curve II rims, and natural, rawhide heads that help produce a clean tone. LP's mini percussion products are replicas of their full size count...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shocking quality in miniature size, February 11, 2005

By	John C. Lynch (Chapel Hill, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This drum (can it really be called a conga at this size? let's just stick to drum...)
is a real instrument. The construction of the shell and the quality of the head,
hoop and tensioners all indicate that this is not a toy -- it's meant to be played.
But you should know that this a very small drum -- the head diameter is about
3 1/2". So it can't really be played like a conga, especially in terms of getting
any kind of a bass note with the palm of your hand (the palm of your hand
practically covers the entire head). But for what it is, it sounds great. As a finger
drum, it sounds more like something from South Asia than from South or Central
America. Very nice ring tone. I like this drum a lot, but mostly just to fool around
with. I can't imagine it being very useful as an accompaniment to anything other
than maybe a single acoustic guitar, and I can't really imagine it being part of a
larger percussion ensemble. But as a "apartment drum", it's great!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More than a drum, December 21, 2008

By	MSL - See all my reviews

This drum got me the gig with the cool kids drum circle, no more playing with dweebs!

3.0 out of 5 stars tiny tumbler, October 13, 2008

By	M. gungor "soulfire77" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

hard to get an audible noise out of this little rig without hurting the fingers, but its fun for the kids and wont hurt your ears.