Hello,
Does anyone know what replacement head I can get for a newly acquired SLINGERLAND CONGA drum?
The badge is a black oval Slingerland that says: quality drums and Niles, Illionis U.S.A.
The drum is around 27" in height and at my local music store a regular 12" Remo head will fit it however it is not the right head for a conga drum and the origianal lugs are too short for this kind of head.
What is currently on my conga drum appears to be a proper conga head but I do not believe it was original as no name is on the head as well as it seems to be a very poor quality head as it is very thin and would not take the hand playing that a conga should allow.
The drum has a orangey GOLD sparkle wrap. The wrap is in great condition except for a crack right below the mounting hardware.
To ensure that the crack will not go any further, I glued whatever lifing was there and also filled up the slight gape of the crack (probably by age) and smoothed it out and did a touch up with model paint.
If anyone has any information what-so-ever (when made? Quality wise? value? etc.) on this SLINGERLAND CONGA drum would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
David...