I have mentioned before that I am a novice hand drum player.
The type of drum that I play is an African drum called a Djembe, pronounced gem-bay. The body of the drum is carved from a single section of tree trunk, the head, or playing surface of the drum is made from goatskin, and strong cord is used to stretch and tighten the skin over the drum body.
It turns out that my sister that lives in Naples (FL) also plays the same kind of drum. A couple of months ago she called me crying the blues because her drum head failed and separated on her. Me being the wannabe drum repair technician that I am, I volunteered to replace it for her.
I took some pictures during the process, and thought you guys might be interested. If not, shut up and act like you are.
This is only the third time that I have been involved in replacing a drumhead, and the very first time that I have done it solo, without an experienced drum guy hovering over me and fixing all of my mistakes as I made them.
I am going to upload and post the pictures one at a time so that I can keep the description with the corresponding picture.
First one is of the drum with the old head removed. You can see the sound chamber, the rope cord verticals attached to the outer ring, the inner ring, and my incredibly sexy foot.
The type of drum that I play is an African drum called a Djembe, pronounced gem-bay. The body of the drum is carved from a single section of tree trunk, the head, or playing surface of the drum is made from goatskin, and strong cord is used to stretch and tighten the skin over the drum body.
It turns out that my sister that lives in Naples (FL) also plays the same kind of drum. A couple of months ago she called me crying the blues because her drum head failed and separated on her. Me being the wannabe drum repair technician that I am, I volunteered to replace it for her.
I took some pictures during the process, and thought you guys might be interested. If not, shut up and act like you are.
This is only the third time that I have been involved in replacing a drumhead, and the very first time that I have done it solo, without an experienced drum guy hovering over me and fixing all of my mistakes as I made them.
I am going to upload and post the pictures one at a time so that I can keep the description with the corresponding picture.
First one is of the drum with the old head removed. You can see the sound chamber, the rope cord verticals attached to the outer ring, the inner ring, and my incredibly sexy foot.