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[michi]

Michi a heavenly drum, whats the wood

That's Lenke. All heart wood--no sap wood.

You wanna see the things were beating here in Ireland

Post a few photos--we have a thread for that

Cheers,

Michi.

[the kid]

hey thats not funny

[Dugafola]

Bling work and shell are from Drumskull of course

I ordered the naked shell because quarantine regulations make it impossible to bring in a shell with the skin on, so I did the rope work and fitted the skin. Sound so far is promising. The skin isn't anywhere near full tension yet. I'm planning to bring it up gradually over the next few days, so it has time to settle in. I'm hoping it'll sound as good as looks...

Cheers,

Michi.

i thought it looked familiar.

[michi]

My latest axe. Just finished it this morning

Here it is once more, after adding decoration. Sound has come good--no more ringing. I like it a lot!

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Cheers,

Michi.

[Ronen]

Aha! Thats how it's done,I thought it was something along those lines.Thanks for that!!

Here is a shot of what it looks like after the wet pull, with the temporary verticals stretching the skin over the rim.

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And here is what it looks like after adding the wrap.

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Cheers,

Michi.

Hi Michi

Many thanks for the pics and explanation on this as I am about to do one for a young lady in our group.

May I just ask how you get the creases out from the skin when pulling the skin through the rings and then over the verts please ? I always endup with creases !

[michi]

May I just ask how you get the creases out from the skin when pulling the skin through the rings and then over the verts please ? I always endup with creases !

Have a look here and here.

Cheers,

Michi.

[michi]

Before you tie down the skin flap, go around the perimeter of the drum, grab the skin flap with both hands, and pull up, out, and sideways, stretching the skin away from the drum. You need to do this hard. Work your way around the entire drum, pulling around each knot.

Then, when you fold the flap over and tie it down, make sure that you pull down hard when you tighten the second set of verticals, so you get a good amount of tension on the skin flap. If you see any creases, you can usually get rid of them by adjusting where the skin folds go around the temporary horizontal loop. Any minor folds you can usually get rid of when you wrap the skin flap to press it against the sides. Again, that wrap needs to be tight, so pull hard when you do this.

Cheers,

Michi.

[Ronen]

Thanks Michi,

I just got the skin through for this drum and am a bit worried about is thickness. Its rather thin and I hope the edge holes will take the second vert pulling.

fingers crossed.

Ron.

[michi]

I just got the skin through for this drum and am a bit worried about is thickness. Its rather thin and I hope the edge holes will take the second vert pulling.

If the skin is large enough, make the circle 4cm larger in diameter and cut the slits further away from the edge. That minimizes the risk of tearing through the wet skin when you stretch down the skin flap. Use judgement: you don't need to pull like a madman. Just enough to fit the skin nicely over the crown ring and stretch it tight enough to get he folds out.

Cheers,

Michi.

[bops]

Looks great, Michi - what kind of goat is that?

[michi]

Looks great, Michi - what kind of goat is that?

Thanks Bobs! That particular skin is from Ghana.

Cheers,

Michi.

[Ronen]

I just got the skin through for this drum and am a bit worried about is thickness. Its rather thin and I hope the edge holes will take the second vert pulling.

If the skin is large enough, make the circle 4cm larger in diameter and cut the slits further away from the edge. That minimizes the risk of tearing through the wet skin when you stretch down the skin flap. Use judgement: you don't need to pull like a madman. Just enough to fit the skin nicely over the crown ring and stretch it tight enough to get he folds out.

Cheers,

Michi.

Thanks Michi,

Your a Djentleman

[jimmymack71]

Hey Guys heres my set up for the new Cique du soleil show.

[bops]

... Looks like fun! What are the drums on the left, under the chimes? They almost look like dununs with modern hardware.

[michi]

Hey Guys heres my set up for the new Cique du soleil show.

Man, that's a small truck load of gear... Very pretty though

Cheers,

Michi.