- Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:48 pm
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I'm pretty knowledgeable about African talking drums (to the extent that I can reskin them in the traditional manner or with other techniques I've explored).
Recently, a client brought to me a couple of vintage African drums, including a talking drum (As many of you know, African talking drums are hour glass shaped, double headed drums with the two heads tethered to each other). This drum was typical of the talking drums with which I'm so familiar in terms of size, shape, proportion and head mounting. I even recognized the wood.
Atypical was the SINGLE head tethered to the base of the shell:
I lit up the second I saw this drum because it was a first for me, but also because a one headed talking drum immediately made sense to me for a couple of reasons:
1 - Only one head is played on a talking drum.
2 - Wouldn't an open throated talking drum resonate better?
I had never before seen or heard of a one headed talking drum, and I'm hoping one of you can educate me on this. Anything you can share about this drum would be most welcome.
Recently, a client brought to me a couple of vintage African drums, including a talking drum (As many of you know, African talking drums are hour glass shaped, double headed drums with the two heads tethered to each other). This drum was typical of the talking drums with which I'm so familiar in terms of size, shape, proportion and head mounting. I even recognized the wood.
Atypical was the SINGLE head tethered to the base of the shell:
I lit up the second I saw this drum because it was a first for me, but also because a one headed talking drum immediately made sense to me for a couple of reasons:
1 - Only one head is played on a talking drum.
2 - Wouldn't an open throated talking drum resonate better?
I had never before seen or heard of a one headed talking drum, and I'm hoping one of you can educate me on this. Anything you can share about this drum would be most welcome.
Last edited by drtom on Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.