Kenkeni repair

[rachelnguyen]

I used a wood stain to cover the little ends of bamboo. In the last close-up you can just barely see the little dot of the end of the skewer. In real life, you would really have to look closely to see any repair at all, since it is mostly covered with the ring.

Heading the kenkeni with only one wet skin was easy. I will probably want to do the other end soon, as it has a little hole in it. (I have repaired the hole with super glue and sport tape. Works fine, but isn't pretty, ha ha.)

I think when I redo my big dununba, I will probably do it one end at a time, as I did with this drum. It was very easy to get the rings to come down evenly when I was only worrying about one side. The dry side didn't budge.

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions, guys. I hope this thing holds together for years to come. It is a beautiful drum.

[michi]

Looks like an awesome job on the repair, very tidy indeed!

I hope it will stand the test of time!

Michi.

[bkidd]

Nice work. May you have many hours of enjoyment playing your frankenkenkeni.

Best,
-Brian