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Mike showed me one at a yard sell I was having..I am easily addicted to such a great idea.

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At 6:35am on February 9, 2012, Mike "Katfish" Karash said…

Jim, to "bleach" and sterilize the bone after ALL tissue has been removed, the pros use a hydrogen peroxide soak. I'll see if I can find out what concentration they use...

At 3:08am on January 19, 2012, Keni Lee Burgess said…

Thank you Jim for joining my group. Feel free to add to the discussions or ask questions. Please check out my instructional video CDs:

 http://www.ebay.com/sch/njmikeb/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee 

At 11:50am on January 5, 2012, Matthew Borczon said…

I am just so impressed with them. Would love to hear what they sound like

At 1:10pm on December 30, 2011, Matthew Borczon said…

man is that a sweet set of bongos!! How did you make them? what kind of wood do you use? Really some impressive stuff. 

 
 
 

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