Making a Clay Bass Ceramic Drum Part 2: Gluing the Head - 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.EvolutionStoneware.com. This is a pottery video showing how to glue a goat skin head on a ceramic drum. Check out part 1 to see the whole making process of the clay bass drum shell from throwing the clay, trimming, joining, and glazing. In part 3 I will finish the skin and complete the drum. This was made for you by Janis Wilson Hughes, owner of Evolution Stoneware Pottery. I'm making this for fun. It was inspired by a design in the book "From Mud to Music" by Barry Hall. The drum sounds awesome and is so much fun to play! Even if you don't think you're musical, I bet you would love playing one. Go ahead and make 1 for yourself!
The skin is an $8 preshaved, 18" round goat skin from goatskins.com.
I used this clamp which cost $4.54 on Amazon : Dixon LSS188 Stainless Steel 301 LSS Style Quick Release Worm-Drive Clamp, 1/2" Band Width, 2-1/16" to 12-5/16" Hose OD Range. Here's a link which may not work forever. www.amazon.com/...
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[@Barry-Hall]

Awesome job! So glad you got some inspiration from my instrument design and my book "From Mud to Music." Play the clay!

[@EvolutionStoneware]

Here's the 2nd of a 3 part series on making a ceramic drum from start to finish. If you like this video, please share it! 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!

[@zombeatriz]

That sounds awesome! Great job!!

[@EvolutionStoneware]

thank you! I'm surprised and pleased with how nice it sounds. it's really fun to play.

[@allyahmadie2753]

Thanks! This is great

[@johancombrinck9899]

The goatskin heads on my drums i also treat with a little reverence, and remembrance, of the great stews the goat provided. I saw no need to waste anything that could be used.

[@sifouniospottery]

Very nice video my friend.Big Thumbs up :) Sifoutv Pottery

[@romanusantonius1655]

Why not fish glue? I suppose, as with other musical instruments, it would improve musicality alot. Thanks for sharing

[@MedievalArts007]

Which glue are you using

[@dandamuxima]

Whats the glue's brand you used? Thanks and best regards from Brasil.

[@EvolutionStoneware]

Hello Dan 😊 I used Elmer's Glue All Multipurpose Glue. It's a washable glue commonly used by school kids to glue paper together. It is a poly vinyl acetate glue.

[@dandamuxima]

@@EvolutionStoneware Nice. Thanks for your help and responding me so fast 😊 It was really valorous. I wish you all the best. #stayinhome

[@EvolutionStoneware]

@@dandamuxima All my best to you too! Stay safe & be well! ❤

[@dandamuxima]

@@EvolutionStoneware If it sounds good to you, please subscribe to my little channel. Soon I'll be up loading videos of some brazilian rythms, such as samba and songs or chants of terreiro. Obrigado novamente! 🌹♥️

[@PenguinCave360]

I think I saw you at mudfire. I didn't say anything because I was too chicken :( but I learned a lot from your vids

[@EvolutionStoneware]

***** Yep, I was there last weekend and got a sweet robot! I understand being shy because I am too. If we cross paths again come say hi for sure!

[@PenguinCave360]

i will :)

[@pakorr1]

what happend when you have to chage the skin forma a new one ?

[@EvolutionStoneware]

Soak it in hot water to loosen the glue, and you can remove the head to apply a new one. In the course of the last year, the skins on my drums are still holding up perfectly.

[@pakorr1]

Muchas gracias. Thanks from Spain

[@EvolutionStoneware]

De nada :)