Extremely Rare, Legendary King Conga Drums-Vintage 70's California Manufacture - $2,400 - (Nacoochee, GA)
Extremely rare, legendary King Conga drums, one 10.5" Quinto and the other a 11.5" Conga. Unrestored original solid black finish has some scratches, a faded spot where someone tried to clean one and a couple of chips as shown in photo but drums are in overall good shape, ready for a repaint. Original drumhead skin has King Conga logo. LISTING IS FOR THE PAIR. King Conga was a Fremont, California based percussion manufacturing company founded by Cirilo "Mitch" Basas in the late 1960s. They were one of the first companies to produce fiberglass congas and although the company was only around for a few years, these drums are still considered some of the best sounding conga drums ever produced. The original endorser for King Conga was the great conguero Armando Peraza.[1] King Conga produced four original sizes - Requinto (9.5"), Quinto (10.5"), Conga (11.5"), Tumba (12.5"). All of the hardware and fiberglass design & fabrication was done by Mitch and his partner Ray McGinnis in their shop in Fremont, CA. Ray McGinnis also painted most of the artwork on each drum. Unfortunately the company ceased operations in the early 1970s after only producing approximately 2000 drums since the company's inception. Please ask any and all questions as drums are not returnable. More photos on request.
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