I happened across some of those 10" red and blue Pakistani-made
tabors (same maker, no doubt, as the E-M-S tabors). I snared it, and
adjusted the strap, so that it suits my playing style well. I had
never liked the looks of these in the photos, but in the flesh they
looked fine. It has a really good sound, and is easy for rolls and
playing.

I tried using bow hair for a snare, as an old book had 19th Century
English tabors with horse hair snares, but I found it was too fragile.

Aaron Walden

--- In tabor_n_pipe@yahoogroups.com, Stephen Rowley <steve@...> wrote:
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> 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".
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> Steve
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> 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.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Any suggestions or experience to be proffered?
> >
> >Aaron
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