building drum - need advice
I am building a 13" drum to beat on with my hands to vent and enjoy.
I bought the hardware but I'm lollygaging on buying the wood and getting started. For wood I'm thinking of using either wenge or zebrawood. I've calculated 2" as the top of the stave for 15 degree/12 stave segements. I'm afraid to proceed as I'm not sure I'm correct. I can make trial cuts to make sure of the exact dimensions. The biggest problem I have is that I have no idea how deep to make the shell nor how thin to turn it. I would like to get the largest range of tone possible but keep it on the deep end. If anyone has any suggestions they would be most welcome. |
building drum - need advice
On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:36:33 -0500, ebd wrote
(in message ): I am building a 13" drum to beat on with my hands to vent and enjoy. I bought the hardware but I'm lollygaging on buying the wood and getting started. For wood I'm thinking of using either wenge or zebrawood. I've calculated 2" as the top of the stave for 15 degree/12 stave segements. I'm afraid to proceed as I'm not sure I'm correct. I can make trial cuts to make sure of the exact dimensions. The biggest problem I have is that I have no idea how deep to make the shell nor how thin to turn it. I would like to get the largest range of tone possible but keep it on the deep end. If anyone has any suggestions they would be most welcome. Well, google is our friend, and I'd look for info on drum making and drum principles or drum theory. In my very limited experience with banging on drums late at night on the summer and winter solstices here in the northern woods, the larger diameter drums seem to have the lower pitch when struck in the middle, and the deeper drums - longer air column - seem to favor the lower pitch tones. Of course, this also depends on the tension in the "skin" and what you are striking with and lots of other variables. My personal preference would be for the longest cylinder my lathe and I could SAFELY handle. I'd try to use 3/4" or 1" lumber and turn the outside to round, leaving the interior sufaces flat. I'd choose epoxy or Large Hairy Primate glue for gluing the staves, and would leave the edges as-cut or sanded no finer than 60-80 grit. I'd want the body to be fairly robust, as the drum will get hard use. This is all absolutely opinion, based only on my experience, and in the case of drumming - maybe a little beer. tom koehler -- I will find a way or make one. |
building drum - need advice
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, ebd wrote: I am building a 13" drum to beat on with my hands to vent and enjoy. I bought the hardware but I'm lollygaging on buying the wood and getting started. For wood I'm thinking of using either wenge or zebrawood. I've calculated 2" as the top of the stave for 15 degree/12 stave segements. I'm afraid to proceed as I'm not sure I'm correct. I can make trial cuts to make sure of the exact dimensions. The biggest problem I have is that I have no idea how deep to make the shell nor how thin to turn it. I would like to get the largest range of tone possible but keep it on the deep end. If anyone has any suggestions they would be most welcome. First suggestion - don't go making your first one (or the second) from wenge and zebrawood. Ain't nothing like trying to make the first one perfectly to set you up for a major fail. Pick something you can get cheaply, and thus afford to screw up a few of, unless (as you clearly don't) you have lots of experience making similar items. Practice does not guarantee perfection, but it sure improves your odds of getting a workmanlike job. As for depth, you can go anywhere from a bodhran (3 inches deep, 3/8-1/4 inch thick) to a conga, ashiko or djembe that might be up to an inch thick and 3-4 feet tall, with different shapes. Perhaps you should try a few different drums and see what you like for sound. -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by |
building drum - need advice
"ebd" wrote in message
... I am building a 13" drum to beat on with my hands to vent and enjoy. I bought the hardware but I'm lollygaging on buying the wood and getting started. For wood I'm thinking of using either wenge or zebrawood. I've calculated 2" as the top of the stave for 15 degree/12 stave segements. I'm afraid to proceed as I'm not sure I'm correct. I can make trial cuts to make sure of the exact dimensions. The biggest problem I have is that I have no idea how deep to make the shell nor how thin to turn it. I would like to get the largest range of tone possible but keep it on the deep end. If anyone has any suggestions they would be most welcome. The TV show "How it's made" showed an African drum maker who made theirs from ash. They cut flat stock in the profile they wanted, then beveled the edges for the amount of staves they wanted. The outside was turned, the inside left flat. Where did you get the hardware? Cost? Thanks, Rob |
building drum - need advice
Where did you get the hardware? *Cost?
Rob, I bought the head at a local music store - $26 + tax. The rim and tensioning hardwaew I ordered from http://www.amdrumparts.com/ and it came to $40 + shipping. |
building drum - need advice
I always prototype using pine/spruce/whatever's free.
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building drum - need advice
Thanks fir the info.
Rob "ebd" wrote in message ... Where did you get the hardware? Cost? Rob, I bought the head at a local music store - $26 + tax. The rim and tensioning hardwaew I ordered from http://www.amdrumparts.com/ and it came to $40 + shipping. |
building drum - need advice
One could make it like a barrel. See if you can find a video.
Wine barrel making has been on TV. Buy hardware - old drum ? Also from music stores. Martin Rob wrote: "ebd" wrote in message ... I am building a 13" drum to beat on with my hands to vent and enjoy. I bought the hardware but I'm lollygaging on buying the wood and getting started. For wood I'm thinking of using either wenge or zebrawood. I've calculated 2" as the top of the stave for 15 degree/12 stave segements. I'm afraid to proceed as I'm not sure I'm correct. I can make trial cuts to make sure of the exact dimensions. The biggest problem I have is that I have no idea how deep to make the shell nor how thin to turn it. I would like to get the largest range of tone possible but keep it on the deep end. If anyone has any suggestions they would be most welcome. The TV show "How it's made" showed an African drum maker who made theirs from ash. They cut flat stock in the profile they wanted, then beveled the edges for the amount of staves they wanted. The outside was turned, the inside left flat. Where did you get the hardware? Cost? Thanks, Rob |
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