- Steel Shells
- Chrome Plated Hardware
Info:
Hailing from Puerto Rico and respected across the globe, LP artist Tito De Gracia is at once a recording artist, composer and accompanist. His long discography leads off with stellar Latin figures including Celia Cruz, Willie Colon, Jerry Rivera and Dave Valentin. In this elite company, Tito honed his incredible timbale skills. Now the LP artist, a true master, has lent his name to signature instruments that radiate his personality, LP Tito de Gracia Timbales. The clean, ringing tone you hear on Tito's acclaimed albums, My Latin Roots, for example, is a hint of the timbale tone embodied in the new LP signature instruments. The shells are pure stainless steel-a metal that retains its polished bright hue indefinitely. The silvery glow smacks of retro but the stinging attack and low tones are cutting edge. Interestingly, Tito has paired two 14" drums, both 8-1/2" deep. They are twins, clearly of the same harmonic family, with one speaking in a higher voice. The cascara is bright, and is brimming with elongated, chiming overtones-such is the native character of stainless steel. Similarly, rimshots project brightly but there's no jagged edge. Any purist will approve of the traditional lugs, bolt tuners and the broad lows when played with sticks or hands. And any discriminating musician will delight in the subtle timbres unique to the LP Tito De Gracia Timbales.
Condition:
This is a used set of timbales in excellent condition.
