Meinl Cymbals Artist Series LC11-NT-M Luis Conte 11" Quinto
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Quinto from the Meinl Artist Series Luis Conte LC1212NT-M
11" Quinto in a natural finish with black hardware
Grammy-winner Luis Conte is an acknowledged master of percussion. His celebrated career includes touring and/or recording with some of the greatest names in contemporary music, including Madonna, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Santana, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Backstreet Boys, Ray Charles and Cuban legends Arturo Sandoval and Chachao. He can also be heard on the scores and/or soundtracks to movies such as Mission Impossible, Rain Man, Disney’s animated Tarzan, and many more. Throughout 2004 Luis has been on Phil Collins´ “First Final Farewell Tour” complementing the band and Phil’s music with tasteful and musical percussion parts. The tour has been captured on film and a brand new DVD, “Phil Collins – Finally…The First Final Farewell Tour” has been released. All of Luis’ specifications have been achieved with the MEINL Artist Series Luis Conte Signature Congas. They combine the charm and sound of the old traditional Cuban drums with modern features and innovations. The congas are equipped with traditional rims and are mounted as close to the shell as possible, and when combined with MEINL’s True Skin Buffalo Heads, enable an even more controlled sound and easier tuning.
Sizes available:
11" Quinto, 11 3/4" Conga, 12 1/2" Tumba All our 30" tall
Material: Two ply Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis Muell.-Arg.)
Features:
True Skin Buffalo Heads 8 mm strong tuning lugs 4 mm traditional TTR-Rims Black powder coated hardware
Includes:
MEINL Conga Saver MEINL Soundpads Accessory pouch L-shaped tuning key Tune Up Oil
Finish: Matt
Colours: NT-M = Natural
- Type: Quinto
- Diameter: 11" (27,94 cm)
- Skin type: Buffalo
- Shell hardware: Black
- Color/ Finish: Natural
- Finish: Matt
- Conga height: 30" (76,20 cm)
- Body Material: Siam oak
- Includes: Meinl Conga Saver, Meinl Sound pads, Tunning key, Tune-Up-Oil
- Product code: LC11-NT-M
The company Meinl was founded in 1951 by Roland Meinl as a one-man operation producing cymbals in a cellar workshop. Now in its third generation and family-run, Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente has become one of the biggest names in the production of cymbals, percussion instruments and sound therapy instruments, with locations in Gutenstetten and Nashville, TN.
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With the introduction of the traditionally hand-hammered cymbals of the Byzance Series in 2000, Meinl entered a centuries-old tradition of cymbal manufacturing in the home of cymbal craftsmanship – Turkey. Since the construction of the Turkish production facility in Samsun in 2019, production has taken place in a highly modern manufactory. After manufacture there, the cymbals are finished in the German factory and each one is strictly inspected for look and sound.
The cymbal range comprises seven main series that, based on six different alloys, cover a particularly broad sonic spectrum. These include: Byzance, Pure Alloy, Classic Custom, HCS, Symphonic/Marching, Generarion X and Artist Concept Models.
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This quinto is bigger and bulkier than some I encountered, and plays very nice. Skins are superb, not too rough on hands and opens and slaps are properly pronounced. Because of the size the sound is rather deep and rumbling. Can be tuned low and high without problems.