"Professional" Djembes

[e2c]

michi... I think he's talking about hairstyles!

shave off the 'rats tail' that went out of style in the late 80s, together with the mullet.

You mean there was a time when the rats tail was in vogue? Late 80s, eh? I didn't start drumming until 2004, so I have no history there. (But you seem to be showing your age Bubudi )

Do you have more info on this? I'm genuinely curious about the rats tail thing. I imagine this would have been popular only in the West. (At least, I've never seen an image of an African professional playing a drum with a rats tail.)

Cheers,

Michi.

[michi]

michi... I think he's talking about hairstyles!

Ah! I'm old enough to remember those... But the rats tail really has been around a lot longer than that, and didn't really go away with the 80s...

Michi.

[e2c]

True dat! (Though I wish it had... )

michi... I think he's talking about hairstyles!

Ah! I'm old enough to remember those... But the rats tail really has been around a lot longer than that, and didn't really go away with the 80s...

Michi.

[bubudi]

Do you have more info on this? I'm genuinely curious about the rats tail thing. I imagine this would have been popular only in the West. (At least, I've never seen an image of an African professional playing a drum with a rats tail.)

in malinke they call it nyinye fenyoo. some pros use it to thread through the loop for their strap, to make things tidier (just kidding...)

sadly, i've seen many djembes with rats tails, and even a few with mullets! (for real!).

as for haircuts, your 'hood might be a lot different to mine

[michi]

Hmmmmm....

This might be a Twin-djembe I have twin boys.

This is actually a traditional instrument from the country of Siam, known as a Siamese Djembe.

Cheers,

Michi.

[Djembe-nerd]

Here are some I found on net browsing

[Djembe-nerd]

Here some more

[Peter Holzmann]

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I've never understood how someone could come with the idea of using a pattern with such strong military connotations for a djembe...

Michi.

The Rasta-themed drum bag, the army of Rastafari I would think.

[Djembe-nerd]

It didn't say professional, but the effort is note worthy !

[rachelnguyen]

I just love the pot leaves (or are they palm trees?) on that last one. Maybe you have to be smoking something to think that drum is going to sound good, LOL.

[michi]

Just saw this on eBay:

Interesting lace-up technique…

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Note the way the verticals are laced up. It took me a moment to realise what's happening here…

Not recommended—by going through loops instead of going over the knots, all the strain is on the weakest part of the lacing on the crown ring and bottom ring, and all the friction when tuning is concentrated on a very small area. Sure-fire way of breaking the rope early…

Michi.