This is a simple introduction to the percussion conga components for who is starting now approaching this fantastic percussion instrument.
Components are:
- Head: this is the drumskin, tipically on water bufalo skin or fiber material, that gives the sound characteristics based on the quality and thickness of the material
- Rim: this is the metal ring that hold down the head on the conga drum. There are different kind of rims with different profiles and thickness
- Lug: metal adjustable pins that hold the rim on the conga drum. Being adjustable allow to tune the conga head to have the right sound
- Shell: this is the conga drum body, a kind of barrel built in either wood staves or fiberglass.
- Bottom: this is easy to guess, just the lower part of the shell that can have a metal ring or just any kind of border in wood or rubber
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Short and clear – Thank you guys for the information!
It would be nice to have an article explaining the differences with different materials…. just an idea
Hi Steve!
Thanks for commenting.
That’s a very good idea!
This article wants to be an introduction to get people familiar with the terminology and the anatomy of the congas, but surely we’ll work on something more specific about fiberglass vs wood shells, or raw vs plastic skins.
Thanks!