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Sending a New Drum off to it's New Home this Morning...
Onebowonder:
--- Quote from: Wolf Watcher on April 28, 2016, 11:43:27 am ---OneBow: <snip>Would you mind if I asked a few questions about it's construction. How deep is the hoop and what is it's diameter?
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Certainly! The diameter of the ring is 13.75 inches. The depth is 4.75 inches deep. It is made by faceting the miter angles of each segment precisely, then gluing them all at once, and wrapping the ring with a rachet strap to provide tension until the glue sets up completely. The finish is marine grade spar varnish, ...which is just what I had on hand at the time. I generally don't make hand drums as deep as that, but the effect was very nice.
--- Quote from: Wolf Watcher on April 28, 2016, 11:43:27 am --- I have been building drums for years and still learning. I have some moose raw hide and plan to make my first big drum for powwows! I also have a full elk raw hide for some smaller drums and would like to make something similar to your drum. I know how you feel about sending a drum away when you have spent so many hours constructing it. I also like the beater you made for it and know the feeling of success when different tones can be found on the various surfaces of the drum. One day I hope to try to make an eskimo drum like the ones used in Barrow, Alaska. HOW TO PLAY THE DRUM! Hit the drum, repeat! Joe
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So far, all of my drums have been hand drums, but I have a 31" pow wow drum I am working on. It is made of a hollowed out Elm Tree's log. I expect I'll need to use Moose on that one too.
OneBow
lebhuntfish:
Wow Eric, that sure is a sweet drum!
I wish I could have heard that one before it was sent to its new home.
Patrick
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: Wolf Watcher on April 28, 2016, 11:43:27 am --- HOW TO PLAY THE DRUM! Hit the drum, repeat! Joe
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Waaaahahahahaha! Even I can follow those intructions!
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