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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 338518, member: 6444"]Good buy, I would have bought them. I don't know a lot about congas, but ones that have matching hardware to this are sold on eBay as possibly Gon Bops, this one looks like an exact match (<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WOOD-CONGO-DRUM-GON-BOPS-30-1-2-034-TALL-amp-TOP-SKIN-IS-9-1-2-034-N-R-/182960466029?hash=item2a994b286d%3Ag%3A2pUAAOSwB4BaMF4K&nma=true&si=ij%252Fh3%252B058%252FGiJw49JjLjnxwsCls%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WOOD-CONGO-DRUM-GON-BOPS-30-1-2-034-TALL-amp-TOP-SKIN-IS-9-1-2-034-N-R-/182960466029?hash=item2a994b286d%3Ag%3A2pUAAOSwB4BaMF4K&nma=true&si=ij%252Fh3%252B058%252FGiJw49JjLjnxwsCls%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WOOD-CONGO-DRUM-GON-BOPS-30-1-2-034-TALL-amp-TOP-SKIN-IS-9-1-2-034-N-R-/182960466029?hash=item2a994b286d:g:2pUAAOSwB4BaMF4K&nma=true&si=ij%2Fh3%2B058%2FGiJw49JjLjnxwsCls%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a>).</p><p><br /></p><p>Gon Bops started in 1954 in California so it is possible. But I'm a bit skeptical since there are noticeable hardware and price differences between the above and signed examples of Gon Bops (<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gon-Bops-Late-1950-039-s-Mahogany-10-5-034-Conga-/302606494026?hash=item4674c0a94a%3Ag%3A7VcAAOSwk9dZm7i%7E&nma=true&si=ij%252Fh3%252B058%252FGiJw49JjLjnxwsCls%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gon-Bops-Late-1950-039-s-Mahogany-10-5-034-Conga-/302606494026?hash=item4674c0a94a%3Ag%3A7VcAAOSwk9dZm7i%7E&nma=true&si=ij%252Fh3%252B058%252FGiJw49JjLjnxwsCls%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gon-Bops-Late-1950-039-s-Mahogany-10-5-034-Conga-/302606494026?hash=item4674c0a94a:g:7VcAAOSwk9dZm7i~&nma=true&si=ij%2Fh3%2B058%2FGiJw49JjLjnxwsCls%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a>) . </p><p><br /></p><p>Worth further investigation because they are worth more if you can show they are by Gon Bops, if not they are likely made in Mexico by a smaller operation. Drums just as good, but not as desirable to American collectors. There are a couple drum forums where you can join and ask - drumforum.org and vintagedrumforum.com Hand drumming is a specialty that most drummers don't get into, but there should be knowledgeable people on both forums that will know on sight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 338518, member: 6444"]Good buy, I would have bought them. I don't know a lot about congas, but ones that have matching hardware to this are sold on eBay as possibly Gon Bops, this one looks like an exact match ([URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WOOD-CONGO-DRUM-GON-BOPS-30-1-2-034-TALL-amp-TOP-SKIN-IS-9-1-2-034-N-R-/182960466029?hash=item2a994b286d%3Ag%3A2pUAAOSwB4BaMF4K&nma=true&si=ij%252Fh3%252B058%252FGiJw49JjLjnxwsCls%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/URL]). Gon Bops started in 1954 in California so it is possible. But I'm a bit skeptical since there are noticeable hardware and price differences between the above and signed examples of Gon Bops ([URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gon-Bops-Late-1950-039-s-Mahogany-10-5-034-Conga-/302606494026?hash=item4674c0a94a%3Ag%3A7VcAAOSwk9dZm7i%7E&nma=true&si=ij%252Fh3%252B058%252FGiJw49JjLjnxwsCls%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/URL]) . Worth further investigation because they are worth more if you can show they are by Gon Bops, if not they are likely made in Mexico by a smaller operation. Drums just as good, but not as desirable to American collectors. There are a couple drum forums where you can join and ask - drumforum.org and vintagedrumforum.com Hand drumming is a specialty that most drummers don't get into, but there should be knowledgeable people on both forums that will know on sight.[/QUOTE]
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