Rogers Humberto Morales 6.5” x 14” Brass Timbale 60s - Brass

This is a 14 inch diameter 6 1/2 inch deep (almost 7” including the hoop), Humberto Morales model Timbali with a spring loaded side mount.

If you play timbales you know that these are often hit with the stick on the side of the drum shell, so despite the fact that there is quite a bit of surface wear and dings from being marked when repeatedly hit by a stick, this drum is in really quite incredible condition. 

There is not a single dent on the natural brass shell and if you know anything about brass drums, you know how easy brass dents. 

So that’s quite impressive considering this is a scriptlogo Drum likely from the late 60s because that’s when the majority of the Humberto Morales models were produced with the white rims.

I’ve actually never seen one from the 60s that looks quite so clean. This is a script logo Drum as I mentioned, and it has a logo on each side so you could mount it either direction and still have the logo showing towards the audience. 

This Drum has five Beavertail style lugs that are fitted for claw hook style tension rods to attach a flangeless hoop, and it tunes really well and it sounds really good tuned up.

The Drum has the original white hoop and it has all the inserts on the inside of the Drum behind every lug as well as all the original spacers and screws for the lugs. 

There’s not a serial number on this Drum just a mounting plate. But this model was made during the 60s primarily for sure I can almost say with positivity that being that this is a script logo Drum it came from the 60s but if it were a regular shell for a drum set, I could be positive. I’m not 100% positive on Timbales, maybe they did script logo for longer?

I don’t play Timbales much personally, I do restore drums, and I know how to play timbales in theory. 

I know how to tune them as well and I tuned this between B and middle C on a piano and it sounds really good. The brass has nice resonance and if you tap the side of the shell with a stick it sounds very good too. That’s a nice thing about brass shells and I will often see people play the side of the Timbali for tone clicks. 

In fact, I saw the Doobie Brothers last year and their percussionist was using his as just a percussion click quite a bit. 

Given that I don’t play these drums myself if you have any questions feel free to ask

You can otherwise check the pictures for the condition and the shell like I said doesn’t have any dents but it does have a lot of surface scratches; and, the lugs and claw hooks have just minor pitting For a Drum of its age. 

I did restore the shell by polishing it a bit, but the claw style tension, rods and lugs didn’t need it.

I think this Timbale is in excellent condition. However, you may differ in opinion so please check the pictures and you’ll see the condition and please don’t be afraid to ask any questions