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Traditionally, a pair of timbales is mounted on a stand and played while standing. The sticks are light conventional drumsticks or timbale sticks which are similar to conventional sticks but have no shoulder or head and are thinner (i.e. they are straight rods of wood.) The head diameters range from 12" to 16" with a pair normally differing in size by one inch. Manufacturers have recently produced small timbales (usually called "timbalitos" or "mini timbales") with diameters of 6", 8" or 10"; usually they are sold as pairs and are mostly suitable for drummers. A small, fairly heavy Salsa -type Cymbal or a Cowbell may be mounted slightly above and between the two timbales a little further from the player. Older players consider it bad taste to use both a cymbal and a cowbell, but younger players have abandoned this tradition, even incorporating timbales into larger percussion sets including Drum Kit s. Skilled players strike the heads, rims, and shells in rapid succession to produce lively latin rhythms. (Perhaps it is wise to include a note of caution here: Music shops may be understandably reluctant to let a browsing customer play the shells of timbales they have for sale!) Due to the great timbalero Tito Puente (among others), it is now acceptable for a player – especially a band leader – to use more than two timbales, and a great timbale solo is quite a spectacle. Rigo Tovar , Mexican cumbia superstar, is another notable timbalero. His mastery of the timbales can be heard on several of his songs, most notably his hit single, "Matamoros Querido." EXTERNAL LINKS |
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