Make Taiko Drums

[@HuRax]

This is by far the Best video on DYI Taiko drum building on KZbin. Thank you!

[@Handle-buster808]

Ohiyo Susan: Great meeting you at the 2015 North American Taiko Conference in Las Vegas! The workshops we happened to attended together, 'Improvisation and Creativity' and 'Multiple Drum Techniques' were wonderful... 'Taiko Jam' beyond electric... your thoughtful video on drum making a valuable tool for taiko drum makers everywhere. Best to You, Matthew, and Robert, and to Stockton Bukkyo Taiko! So Re, -Lois, Unit Souzou / Korekara Taiko, Portland, Oregon.

[@jambodjembe]

That was an amazing video. I am just about to attempt making some drums from large plastic barrels and this video will help a lot. I would have liked to have heard your drum played more but I am sure it sounds great. Many thanks for sharing.

[@gtagreg56]

Wow. What an experience watching that video. It's a great step-by-step virtual manual and I now think I can make my own Taiko drum!

[@jonkojinkins]

What an incredible instructional, and entertaining video! I've been lucky to be witness at different times as the drum in the video was created, and in my own small way can attest that Susan, Matt, and their Taiko friends work incredibly hard and with such skill, patience, and devotion to adhering to the Japanese cultural tradition of making such beautiful (and always functional) works of art and music. Seeing the work that went into just one drum is impressive; knowing there are 19 others already created and so many more to come boggles the mind and inspires me to practice more due diligence in my own art--bringing to life the ethics of creating with passion and with care. Well done, Brunis and skilled Taiko friends!

[@blh3741]

Thanks for the tutorial... our neighbor's son(Sacramento) plays and would be a great project for him.

[@fodank]

One of the nicest and most informative KZbin videos I've ever seen. Thank you. Cheers, D. (Will be making a Taiko drum someday and this will be my guide.)

[@BoomerangJune2012]

Very impressive. I enjoyed watching the whole process.

[@eFiddle]

Thank you for showing the amazing details of the whole process of taiko making. Admire your spirit and effort.

[@canyuto]

This was awesome !!!! Thank you very much for sharing. Very interesting and educational for me being that I consider myself a hand drum aficionado with a great interest in vintage tack head conga drums. Thanks again!

[@desiaxiong2241]

This is an amazing video! It's educational, fun and creative! Thanks for sharing the process of making taiko drums with the internet. :)

[@mikemathers4524]

fantastic. my friends and I have been looking into making our own drums. this video and the website will be a huge help.

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

Great video! Thank you for sharing the process! I use a router to make the bull nose, it is much faster and precise. You can also use a planer and make the first few crude passes, then use the belt sander to finish.

[@bernardjerome357]

1000 years of master craftsmanship. Made in sunny CALIFORNIA.!

[@drummersdragons5287]

Dang. Thanks! That's a lot of patience. I also make drums so this video was inspiring.

[@rebeccaknapp1490]

What beautiful drums! Your skill and dedication are impressive. Knowing Susan and Matt, I should not be surprised at the drums artistic inner walls, but I am! This is a wonderful and informative video. Bravo!!! Thank you all.

[@raikj1078]

You can also use Rice glue by mushing rice And i also use urushi lacquer to ensure strength

[@mannatuu]

Thanks guys . what a fantastic bunch of people you all are .. respect .

[@ramprasadgaddikeri3984]

WOW ! Wonderful craftsmanship !

[@Ma-pz5kl]

well done youngs !!!

[@donchin8941]

So cool! As wonderful as you described it at Paul and Laurie's. Thank you for sharing. -Don Chin

[@fdhilkuk7248]

Taiko drums really simmiliar as Mosque Drum

[@lbochtler]

Magnificent work!

[@gammon1183]

Nothing but love for this ♥

[@Realunitedstates]

Wow! That is absolutely beautiful work! I cannot even begin to tell you how impressed I am. Wonderful! Paul

[@thomashanson1574]

WONDERFUL ! I was hooked on drumming after l watched the movie Bird of Paradise. Although log drums were used, the amazing rhythms and intricate tones drove me wild. l had to make drums.l was only 12 so my barrels were 55 & 20 gallon sizes. l tried pulling large truck inner tube slabs with dismal results. l was watching a PBS program on the brain and Taiko drum were used demonstrate the brains ability to synchronize after a Taiko drum group played each on their own randomly and gradually synchronized. l flashed back to 1963 and foR fun....l searched KZbin AND THERE YOU WERE! Your band seem so happy and clever l was wondering if there might be a similar bunch behind The Zion Curtain wherer l live? PS...Your video was delered beautifully. $ stars

[@_katraa_]

So cool! Thank you for sharing! What an awesome way to bring people together 😍🙏🏼. Very inspiring.

[@proskatan]

Gooooooood work!!!! Greetings from Catalonia!!!!

[@ashura-lz8uy]

proskatan It's a thrill to see that the video is making it's way around the world!

[@charkienguyen]

Actually you don’t glue on the black dots. They are like a type of nail that you put in.

[@gabbishleegifted4752]

Awesome guys

[@mobydick6420]

Thanks for this video. How long does a drum head last and how do you tune it when it starts to go slack? Beautiful creations.

[@ronaldgraygray1460]

Wonderful! Very informative!

[@jayzev5672]

I wish my Dad Was Made Into A Taiko Drum 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@DolphinPain]

Do you use stain conditioner before staining? It's great for preventing blotching.

[@LuisBei]

Great video! I will build a drum with a barrel too but I need it to be lower. What do you suggest? Do I cut the wood at the desired height before or after removing the barrel rings?

[@PolitikKrieger]

I have an old barrel and I would like to make a simple taiko. However, I have no access to the tools and i don't have such crafting skills. If I bent skin tight on the ends of the barrel will I obtain satisfactory sound that allows me to train drum skills?

[@ashura-lz8uy]

Please email for more information at maketaikodrums.com/contact/

[@GregDravenActor]

That's awesome. Thank you or making this video.

[@oscargodinez350]

beautyfull to me

[@mujuw]

Thanks so much for sharing this! :) Just wondering, what thickness of rawhide is advisable to use for the skin?

[@armymen2391]

Do you have a subjection to where and how i can get my hands in some wine barrels? I would love to try and re-replicate the Nagado. PS: I loved the video. It was very informative.

[@ashura-lz8uy]

Samuel Rodriguez I am creating maketaikodrums.com and it will have additional details there. Thanks for the feedback. Our goal is to share our experiences and information.

[@Parcolai]

When you're tuning the drum, would it help to use a drum dial? Do you guys think a drum dial for western drum sets would work?

[@melkeychisim1753]

What hide (skin) is used for that giant drum?!?

[@sulmansultan5016]

I like drum from Pakistan

[@AE4drums]

Very nice, thanks for sharing ;)

[@phatboipop6696]

Hello drum makers my name is antwon that was a phenomenal video me and my son play taiko drums i would love to by our own but there so expensive, are you going to sell them in the near future?

[@ashura-lz8uy]

+antwon falu We occasionally have a drum that we will sell. Please email for more information at maketaikodrums.com/contact/

[@user-ti1hf5en9s]

What is the price for each drum?

[@onlyme75]

Should really say modern interpretation of a taiko drum , but still cool video . Very clever way of producing a drum ,would have been nice to hear it though .

[@shinkioku]

hi, I would like to buy one ir this tayko drums... where can I do item, please? thanks

[@sulmansultan5016]

I like you

[@pravinbhalerao1859]

Which skin is used in this drum

[@ashura-lz8uy]

It is from Sterns Tanning. More information is available on our website, shown in the description above.

[@franciscojavierandradearvi2732]

Excuse me where can I get a skin?

[@ashura-lz8uy]

Sterns Tanning. See maketaikodrums.com for more information. Good luck!

[@saymayfire]

Do you sell taiko drums?

[@ashura-lz8uy]

+Brice M Not Yet!

[@charkienguyen]

Lion dance drumming is basically the same as taiko but it's better

[@raphgalban2007]

Correction: you should have shaved the skin to give that its white color

[@Topnotchpinoy2010]

ypu guys make weak taiko drums japenese taikos are way better get that money up

[@charkienguyen]

And it originated in china