- Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:16 pm
#38039
Hey,
I've seen a couple used djembes which have the same flaw, and I wonder what people's experiences have been with this issue:
The skin rises up in a specific spot on the rim, for about 1.5", like a little hill or bump.
In both cases it's not the rim, it's the skin. (I know rims can be lumpy but these are warped skins)
Is this repairable? Can it be repaired without loosening the rope and/or removing the skin?
It's not the skin slipping (I don't think), it seems like it's just expanded in that spot, and risen upward.
It doesn't continue inward toward the center of the head, it's just along the rim.
My thoughts were:
Wet it and dry it with a hair dryer on low heat, to see if it can be shrunk back down.
Or, dampen the skin there, loosen the verts under it, and tug the skin to see if it can be pulled a bit snugger there.
I've seen a couple used djembes which have the same flaw, and I wonder what people's experiences have been with this issue:
The skin rises up in a specific spot on the rim, for about 1.5", like a little hill or bump.
In both cases it's not the rim, it's the skin. (I know rims can be lumpy but these are warped skins)
Is this repairable? Can it be repaired without loosening the rope and/or removing the skin?
It's not the skin slipping (I don't think), it seems like it's just expanded in that spot, and risen upward.
It doesn't continue inward toward the center of the head, it's just along the rim.
My thoughts were:
Wet it and dry it with a hair dryer on low heat, to see if it can be shrunk back down.
Or, dampen the skin there, loosen the verts under it, and tug the skin to see if it can be pulled a bit snugger there.