How do you dry a drum skin so fast that it can be properly tuned and played the next day? Rob From: namastedla@... Subject: WRKSHP: AFRICAN DJEMBE...
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Debra Anderson
namastedla
Jan 1, 2008 7:05 pm
Rob you asked "How do you dry a drum skin so fast that it can be properly tuned and played the next day?" Great question....True it takes longer for the skin...
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tom harris
tomharrisdrums
Jan 1, 2008 7:06 pm
Use fans - if you set the drums up on their sides, with the heads pointing towards the fan, it will dry overnight - you have to trim the goat skin above the...
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Chris
imakedrums
Jan 1, 2008 7:06 pm
Rob Said: <<<<< How do you dry a drum skin so fast that it can be properly tuned and played the next day? >>>>> Hi Rob, When I made my first djembe at a drum...
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tom harris
tomharrisdrums
Jan 2, 2008 1:26 am
It's good to hear from other drum builders. I want to clarify that I have done 10 years of two day drum-building workshops, over 1200 drums to date. Much of...
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~gabite~
xenapaws
Jan 2, 2008 12:06 pm
the trick is a nice sunny day. It's good to have a nice sunny day, use a clean skin /hairless. (Or shave skin where rings sit before you skin.) soak skin over...
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moyoisla
Jan 5, 2008 8:47 pm
I agree, it is nice to hear from the builders. I just wanted to add how time saving the hairless skins are. In a day or so outside with no fan the hairless...
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sashab310@...
sashab310
Jan 5, 2008 8:50 pm
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mmiles024
Jan 5, 2008 8:59 pm
Thank you all very much for your thoughtful feedback. I have tightened my skin up,up,up and have tapped the rim with a mallet to even it all out. I did not do...
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merlinsythove
Jan 6, 2008 12:46 pm
... I use a man's hair removal product, (it's called Veet over here), one tube does 3 skins easily. Apply liberally on wet skin, wait 10 minutes, scrape with...
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Debra Anderson
namastedla
Jan 7, 2008 4:49 am
Dennis.. there are a number of Veet dipilitory products. Which one are you using exactly? And are you trimming the hair down first b4 applying? Debra ... one ...
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Alan Tauber
alantauber
Jan 7, 2008 10:06 am
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merlinsythove
Jan 7, 2008 1:32 pm
... It's called Veet for men, Gel creme depilatoire, pour le corps (for the body). Sold in the Netherlands in normal chemists. www.veetformen.com ...
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hikerjohnm@...
hikerjohnm
Jan 9, 2008 4:37 pm
Regarding hair removal using chemicals - I've tried this once, and though it works fine I'm not convinced using a chemical on my skins is the best thing for...
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Kestrel
shonti69
Jan 9, 2008 4:38 pm
Nair also works well - especially the aloe version ... I use a man's hair removal product, (it's called Veet over here), one tube does 3 skins easily. Apply...
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Taylor
holygoat2002
Jan 10, 2008 1:10 am
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Mark Savage
marcus82988
Jan 10, 2008 1:17 am
Last time I re-headed my Djembe I shaved it. Get a Bic, single blade, plastic razor. Use pliers to tear off the plastic blade guard. Now the blade has sharp...
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tom harris
tomharrisdrums
Jan 10, 2008 1:18 am
Well, I tried the Nair approach once, for my first head, and I don't recommend it. It stinks, and I think it affects the quality of the skin's sound. I would...
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Mary Jo Pellerito
dogon7777
Jan 10, 2008 1:19 am
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Rob Wandell
drumiac2000
Jan 12, 2008 5:39 pm
I've shaved hundreds, and use a short bladed slightly curved knife. I keep it very sharp, and can finish a skin in about 8 minutes. I pull the dry head tight...
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Merlin
merlinsythove
Jan 12, 2008 5:40 pm
Hi all, ... I don't know Nair, but the Veet product doesn't stink. Goat skins themselves are not quite free of some odours either... :-) I have no idea if it...
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Robert Heath
drummerbumbum
Jan 12, 2008 5:41 pm
What have you heard about breathing goat dust? I have inhaled quite abit over the years.--- In djembe-l@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savage <marcus82988@...> wrote:...
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Ceallaigh S. MacCath-...
csmaccath
Jan 12, 2008 5:44 pm
Hi all, I own a handmade djembe I bought from a drum maker and have a question about drum head conditioning. Would you ever condition the drum head with an...
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Robert Heath
drummerbumbum
Jan 12, 2008 6:05 pm
... played the next day? ... Lauderdale, Fl. Feb 9-10, 2008 ... You must have at least on good fan and preferably a hairless goatskin. If it's cold you would...
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Happy Shel
happydjembe
Jan 12, 2008 6:07 pm
Happy New Year to all: Djembe-L has been active over 8 years and has a readership of over 2500 members. We still receive posts, in the Djembe-L queue, that do...
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Robert Heath
drummerbumbum
Jan 12, 2008 6:09 pm
... oil ... but ... Maybe on a boudran, but not reccomended for a djembe.You want a dry crisp sound. if you soften the hide it won't have the same sound....
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Ceallaigh S. MacCath-...
csmaccath
Jan 13, 2008 10:22 pm
... Hadn't thought of that, but of course, you're right. I haven't been playing djembe for very long, so that didn't occur to me. Thanks! C....
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Mark Savage
marcus82988
Jan 17, 2008 6:05 pm
Robert, I do not think there is any danger to breathing the dust a bit. I have not heard anything about it. I just think that it is not wise to breath animal...
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smabery
Jan 17, 2008 6:07 pm
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patmolla
Jan 17, 2008 6:10 pm
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