Roland Garcia: Basic Bongo Tuning | Remo

Roland Garcia teaches basic bongo tuning.

[bongodoctor]

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...😁

[fatalist]

Thanks, you help me adjust my bongos, it's easier than i think!

[MrPDTaylor]

It's very confusing when you say full rotation then immediately say quarter turns.

[greenharvestproductions]

Thank you for the video I've been playing Congress for 45 years I'm 63 years old playing music with Eddie palmetti justo Betancourt El albino Tito Puente nacido en Puerto Rico raising New York City raphy leavitt y La Selecta keep on drumming soy boricua Gracias mi hermano

[Unixilandia]

Excellent tutorial! Muchas Gracias! ❤️

[armacanqui]

But what about the actual notes for the Macho (high drum) and Hembra (low drum)? I understand it usually is a personal preference, but even with Conga drums there are some guidelines as far as the notes and intervals across the different size drums. Thanks!

[twli]

The advice here is to tune based ob the number of turns of the wrench? No mention of pitch of the drums or interval between the two drums?

[PixelSpect]

Now im pretty sure my bongos are deep AF

[paolochilardi]

which kind of remo model are you playing?