How to Tune Conga Drums

Kalani demonstrates how to tune congas up and down, as well as how to set up in a way that is ergonomic. Purchase the PLAY CONGAS DVD on amazon. www.amazon.com/...

[@bongodoctor2014]

I have been working with Bram over the last week or two helping him to test and fine tune the new Bongo and Conga modes and he has done an amazing job. Drumtune Pro can now correctly detect the pitches of all sizes of conga and bongos and comes with a useful recommended tuning range guide. This is a real game-changer for me as a percussionist as I can now tune to specific notes and reproduce the same tunings each time. I imagine the best players in the world can do this by ear to a piano, but for the rest of us mortals this app opens the doors to congas and bongos that sound professionally tuned. every time... I tune my Congas and Bongos as follows: Tumba D3 Conga G3 Conga Bb3 Quinto C4 Quinto D4 Hembra D4 Macho F5 There is a brilliant guide to the tunings used by some professional players starting on page 31 of this research paper: The Conga drum : development, technique, styles, improvisations and the contribution of master drummer Ramon 'Mongo' Santamaria If you want any tips or suggestions on tuning your Congas and Bongos get in touch...😁

[@sheepdog6776]

My Brother-in-Law just purchased a set of congas wanting to learn, I ordered him your DVD and sent him this link to watch you explain the basics to him.

[@bongoscongasantiquecashreg4544]

Eric Perez from a percussion life says you can use round serving trays to put your conga drums on & I was like wow this is awesome since I can't get wood peices that easy thanks to my friend Eric for that tip! I love my LP Giovanni galaxy congas have you ever thought of trying them for the sound is amazing! Even my LP Aspire congas blend nicely in with my LP Giovanni galaxy congas which that is a plus for me!

[@Floridafisherman5000]

Thank you!!! So great!! I am a newbie and you just answered my questions about tuning!! :)

[@brucecollis8609]

I'm a mechanic, I feel the threads and distance from the tuning nut to the end of the tuning lugs. Keep them equal and your head will always be perfectly straight and even. :)

[@KalaniMusic]

If you're going to store your drums or if the conditions are dry or hot, de-tuning is a good idea.

[@zrflash]

i am begin to playing on congo and jambe after consert in 1993 live at the acropolis with Kalani from Yanni. most great sound and play from Kalani

[@Meymeygwis]

Nice little tutorial, love your way!

[@cforssi]

Thank you for the lesson. I really appreciate it and you sound great too.

[@viome238]

WOW great help a newbie with conga's

[@jeffreykwon3173]

Beautiful Sound

[@sheepdog6776]

Great Instructions, My drum sounds great now that I tuned it properly. Thanks..

[@MarkLavengood]

great video Kalani!

[@KalaniMusic]

In my experience, it doesn't make much difference if you tune in linear or "snare drum" sequence. The most important thing, is to tune each the same amount to keep the rim even.

[@darrylbrooks1095]

I have three Congas 10.1/2 11.1/2 12.1/2 have do I turn them

[@bneelakandan0]

I loved your presentation thank you so much

[@nc461]

Detune them after playing. Particularly during cold or dry weather leaving them tuned up can cause rawhide heads to rip

[@montemanzana2134]

nc461 rubbish.

[@THIAGORIBEIRO-ik6vg]

Very good man! Nice tutorial!

[@redsonya1084]

Should i undo the tuning after playing? Or tune it each time before i play to desired sound then leave it alone after playing? Thank you! Great instruction!

[@eliseocruz7079]

good lesson on tuning drums. thank you.

[@morganization]

The reason that this is incorrect is because before using the wrench ,you have to strike the middle of the conga head , the reason for that is to take out the slack of the skin on the head, so that when you tune and then play you will not go out of tune playing , I learned this from Patato himself , the inventor of the tuning Lug for LP percussion !

[@HectorRivera-m8p]

Tuning by ear. TY sir

[@FranciscoMartinez-oh8sz]

very interesting and easy way to tune a conga set ,thank you.

[@vladimirverline8251]

real good! thank you

[@chrispantazi81]

As always, your videos are top notch, thanks for sharing. QUESTION: If you can answer this. I’m looking to find a synthetic head that feels as close to the EXACT kind of classic rawhide heads that you have on those drums(I believe it’s that fat content that gives the heads that whitish/beige tone and feel). I’ve played Evans tri-center, Remo nuskyn and fiberskin. However, I can’t get my hands on a drum mounted with the Newest Remo Skin deep heads in order to try them out. In your experience, what feels the closest to the real thing? I love synthetics being that I live in New England, but, they all feel a little to thin to me. However, the Skyndeep appear to have a thicker feel. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

[@armchairtraveller]

thanks I am a newbie and know nothing about 4th/5ths, how about giving us eg: A maj or minor or G or C-could I use a guitar tuner for pitch?

[@PlanetBongoSan]

Thanks for this very useful video, some great information, especially as regards interval tuning. just one thing I am unsure about - when learning to tune my drum kit I was taught to work my way around the lugs not in sequence but by tuning opposite pairs (so, instead of 123456 i go 142536, if you can picture what I mean). I've carried this over onto my congas and always found it to be a good system. Do you think it makes a difference or am I working too hard? :) thanks!

[@TheCudabug]

How to play pop tone on congos

[@santanudasgupta4708]

sir What is tenor ? which one is tenor? do they have scale like G G# A etc etc in each congo.

[@composerdoh]

@ around 5:00 I hear a... somewhere between minor and major third sounding above the higher drum tone also. Am I the only one? Sounds like A and D, so the second note is somewhere between F and F#

[@stephanieallen6256]

If we are playing with young students, often using the pentatonic scale, would tuning them in 3rds make more sense?

[@8450427]

Thank you so much!

[@somefreelog]

How is turning the lug clockwise will tune the congas down? Shouldn't it be the opposite?

[@spunkito3]

I use a digital instrument C# conga, E Tumba & G Super Tumba.

[@energyturtle46]

Thank you pauly shore

[@memoton]

how do you tape your fingers properly? I have been look for a video that eplains finger tape but i have found 0!

[@Trebia217BC]

Thank you.

[@SailOnFlyBy]

amazon link has usb wires for the picture

[@rakibmohiuddin]

that was great thanks a lot

[@fadykamal7673]

what the tune in note music

[@Antonio-ti2he]

Why didn't you say what note you tune them too? That to me is more important than saying lower the pictch or 1/4 higher lower etc.

[@gregoryjohnson4538]

Antonio Castellano i asked similar questions r they tuned in thirds?

[@wayneking5906]

stupid answer, the guy asked what note, geez

[@ericblackmonmusicbass9175]

The answer is in the video. Watch the entire thing.

[@saocoloco8138]

My personal conga tuning using three congas, Conga (C) Tumbadora (G) third Conga (Cb)or (E) depends what you like friendly greetings from PUERTO RICO only info.@@wayneking5906

[@Fantastic_Timez]

what about a quinto and a conga? Is C for the quinto and G for the conga alright? It's driving me nuts. The quinto I really want in E but with two drums it forces me to tune the quinto in a C. Hope to get a tumbadora at some stage.

[@RolandoSanchez]

What Notes Are you tuning to?

[@Antonio-ti2he]

After coming back to this after playing the piano for a while ...he is tuning the Tumbadora to F3 and the Conga to A3 and the Quinto to F4.

[@angelkogecejovceski8491]

,,here comes a bride,, hahaha... nice way to tune. tnx

[@theodoremoran1529]

That’s what I thought lol

[@gregoryjohnson4538]

r they tuned in thirds? advise pls

[@boomertees]

please explain the wrench more. ( just kidding. thanks for the vid! )

[@Sugarsail1]

I didn't know Howie Mandel played congas

[@KalaniMusic]

@@Sugarsail1 Yes, we both play.

[@paulnelsantandervelasco1366]

No dejeron tocar al pelon,,,

[@angelparedes9967]

U forgot salsa & merengue

[@azucarjam791]

D-F !

[@tomasmakarauskas7304]

yea yea what the p?

[@petethescalemodeller6130]

lol a spanner dude

[@TimBulanski]

I like that...Here comes the bride. Wish my ears were as good as you.

[@kiaranmcmillan1412]

lol nuts

[@_shag_]

Umm, you hop across like you’re tuning any other drum head... or tightening the nuts on a tire. 🤣 ‘Here comes the bride... that’s not how you tune you lie.’ Why wouldn’t you tune them to a note? Hmmm 🤪