He was playing something what was (and is) called "Amati bongas", altough they're not bongas in strict sense of the word. Basically, they are 6.5" deep concert toms, manufactured mainly in 6",8" and 10" diameters, but they were most likely aviable in all usual tom sizes. I have a 14", but I haven't been able to get it to sound good, yet, because I don't have a proper stand for it. I use it as a bodhrán. Smaller sizes make nice ethnic/timbale-like sounds.

So cool! Do they have cross bars like some deep-shell bodhráns, or do you just grab the shell? That's a really creative alternative use for that drum!

Brian

Thanks!

My dad made me a simple handle wich is held inside the drum with two small pieces of metal, connected to the shell just under the screws that hold lugs.

No extra drilling and it works fine!

And here's some more Gustav Brom for you:

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No more than Gretsch stole the rectangular snare gate from Ludwig. The double hole snare gate is a very common design on the continent. My oldest Continental snare drum , predating the war, is solid brass,of unknown brand as yet and it has that feature. It isn't a Sonor.Tromsa, Trowa, Lefima, Amati and Sonor all used the design at one time or another. One of the production benefits is that you don't have to tool up for a bottom hoop. You just bore a couple of holes in a top hoop and presto.

You`re right.

They are called "bongos" but they are just simmilar, as they are basically small-diameter concert-toms. I have a set of these borrowed from a friend`s Amati set and i`ve been using them for a while. Sizes are approximately 6" and 7,5" but i don`t remember exactly the sizes. If anyone wants to know exactly, i will measure them. They are from my friend`s drum kit, wich is a 5-piece Amati wich i think is from the late 70`s / early 80`s. Here`s a picture with me using them on an acoustic gig about a year ago :)

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Here are some amati on sale on local site. Anyway you can see bongos in really small sizes... I think they are smaller from those on pics above. Maybe you could measure those?

Wow....the lugs look just like high end Sonor lugs on the mounted tom.

That HUGE muffler knob still cracks me up..........

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Someone is playing around here!Excited

Marko those green toms are 6" and 8",but standard heads don't fit in hoops,later Amati 6 and 8" toms are ok for today standards of heads diameter.

During 70-es and 80-es those toms were very popular in Serbian folk music.Drumers with those two,just withe additional snare and one cymbal,playing weddings,probably earned more money than world famous drumers!

But today,someone make a kind of Pearl Traveler set out of an old Amati....