The 9" shallow tabor sounds like a very good buy at 30 usd.

For shallow tabors 12" is a bit unwieldy. I prefer 9" or 10".

Steve




At 01:12 15/10/2007, you wrote:
>I have a 12" E-M-S tabor, and it plays beautifully (I like the
>resonance), but its diameter is just a little too large for me to use
>comfortably.
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>I'm wondering what might be a good alternative in a smaller drum. I
>want a shallow one and under about US$30. I can get a 9" version of
>the same drum off of eBay for around $30. I'm debating between this
>and perhaps a native American drum.
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>Any suggestions or experience to be proffered?
>
>Aaron
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