- Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:18 am
#17489
Hello all!
A friend of mine came by yesterday with her new Djembe (was used) and somehow on this drum Slap and tone are very similar. I mean you CAN hear a difference the slap sounds a little more metallic, but its the same tone level, do you understand what I mean?
Now, when really drumming on that Djembe it´s almost not hearable that there are tones and slaps played.
I guess it must be the drum, since on other Djembes it works just fine and usually tone and slap sound much more uh "apart" and different.
So could it be its the skin? Can this get better with a new skin? Or do we have to stretch it even more? (skin dents only maybe 1mm in the center of the drum when presed with thumb)
Is it the Shell? Well carved and made of bushmango wood.
Can it be sth else? Maybe the drum needs special tecnique? (We really tried alot though)
Any other ideas?
Any advice will be appreciated, since right now she is kind of unhappy with it and playing could be more fun for sure...
Have a good day^^
Sdready
A friend of mine came by yesterday with her new Djembe (was used) and somehow on this drum Slap and tone are very similar. I mean you CAN hear a difference the slap sounds a little more metallic, but its the same tone level, do you understand what I mean?
Now, when really drumming on that Djembe it´s almost not hearable that there are tones and slaps played.
I guess it must be the drum, since on other Djembes it works just fine and usually tone and slap sound much more uh "apart" and different.
So could it be its the skin? Can this get better with a new skin? Or do we have to stretch it even more? (skin dents only maybe 1mm in the center of the drum when presed with thumb)
Is it the Shell? Well carved and made of bushmango wood.
Can it be sth else? Maybe the drum needs special tecnique? (We really tried alot though)
Any other ideas?
Any advice will be appreciated, since right now she is kind of unhappy with it and playing could be more fun for sure...
Have a good day^^
Sdready
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