Ceramic Djembe Heading Part 2: Knotting the Rings - Pottery & Music

Check out my other pottery videos at / evolutionstoneware . Click 'subscribe' if you want to know when I post new pottery videos. I'm sorry I can't easily respond to comments left on youtube. Please direct questions to my Facebook page Evolution Stoneware Pottery or email me through my website www.evolutionst... . This is a pottery video showing the process for mounting a traditional goat skin head on a djembe. This is step 1 of 5. Keep in mind I'm not an expert on heading djembes. To see how I made and glazed the drum shell, check out my other videos. This was made for you by Janis Wilson Hughes, owner of Evolution Stoneware Pottery. I'm making this as a special present for myself. This is my first time making such an instrument. Traditional djembes are made out of solid wood. Some modern djembes are made with synthetic body materials like PVC.
I ordered my rings, rope & skin from the company Djembe Drums & Skins. Their website is www.goatskins.com . The skin I used is a thin, pre-shaved, 18" round goat skin. There are many options. I also got the DVD "How to Re-Head a Djembe" by Shorty Palmer, owner of Djembe Drums & Skins. I recommend it for more detailed instructions and explanations on heading a djembe.
I also used the wonderful free videos on this playlist from World Wide Drums as a resource on how to rehead a djembe. • Djembe Repair & Re-hea...
See all my djembe drum making and clay bass drum related videos on this playlist. • Ceramic Drums
The drum playing in the video is me playing my Meinl 10" mahogany djembe.
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Here's the 2nd of a 5 part series on heading a ceramic djembe drum from start to finish. There are resource links in the video description. Please direct questions to my FB page Evolution Stoneware Pottery or through my website www.evolutionstoneware.com. It's difficult for me to manage questions here on youtube. Hope y'all enjoy!

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If its of any help to you I have a video on my channel that covers what your doing (in time lapse with Captions) all the way from ring tieing to Dry pull on day 2.

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Cool, thanks! I finished my build a couple weeks ago, but this'll help other folks out there.