Why clay darbuka?

[@hellivakeister]

It is an absolute pleasure to dance to the sound of a ceramic drum with a natural skin over an aluminum and synthetic. I love my fathers ceramic darbuka, but the natural skin definitely doesn't do well at outdoor haflas, often requiring a trip to the fireside to keep it in tune.

[@hichemghedjati7666]

Thank you for sharing your passion.

[@SHATABDI]

Very nice

[@marffvmarffv5438]

Hi Simon. Thanks for your shared informations. I finally bought and received a clay Darbouka fish skin from GEF. It is a very nice instrument but mainly it sounds amazing in the low register and good surprise high notes have also very clear and sharp notes. I just wonder how to take care of the fish skin (if required) and mainly how to replace. The vendor can do it but I would like to know about your own experience to maintain this instrument. Thanks !

[@darbukausa]

HELLO SIMON THANK YOU FOR YOU AMAZING VIDEO , I JUST BROKE A CLAY DARBUKA FROM HASAN ABU MAGID CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I CAN REPAIR IT ?THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@simontressin2406]

You need a glue, especially for ceramic. You can find it easily. And then it’s just like a puzzle good luck.

[@mariuseugenpopa5904]

Hello! i want to buy a good darbouka and i realy like the sound of clay model. What model/brand do you recomand? thank you

[@simontressin2406]

Baraka percussion.

[@mariuseugenpopa5904]

@@simontressin2406 do you have other brand? Baraka is very expensive

[@rastafella420]

Hi, thank you for the video! I have a cheap metal darbuka from Alexandria and the sound is not great. So I am wondering, how much does the skin affect the sound of darbuka? Or if the body of the drum is in the low quality, the skin won't make a big difference? What experience do you have with that?

[@AlexeyKamen]

Hi, i am a darbuka maker and player. Sond depends of both of them. Skeen makes easy to fingers, body (shell) makes sound deep.

[@rastafella420]

@@AlexeyKamen Thank you for your reply

[@najidrum]

I will be traveling to Cairo in 2 days... mostly to buy myself a darbuka... do you have any places that are the real deal? Ps... your playing is wonderful ❤️

[@JASmith-oy8db]

Awesome profile pic. One of the best albums of all time.

[@strelnikovpercussion]

Are you using hammer for better sound on snare drum? :-)

[@simontressin2406]

:))) no just for playing the clay darbuka. But mainly for tuning the tabla :)

[@strelnikovpercussion]

@@simontressin2406 yes i know bro :-) just joking! thank you for your amazing podcasts!

[@homixideyeji5020]

How you put the skin on the clay darbuka

[@simontressin2406]

That is a topic by its own. I might make a video about it next time.

[@homixideyeji5020]

@@simontressin2406 thanks brooo!! Where are you from?

[@simontressin2406]

@@homixideyeji5020 I live in Germany

[@mrwnbdx4116]

@@simontressin2406 yes please that woul be so great :) i totally missed to reskin a wonderful clay. I broke it unfortunately, succeed to make a good repair. But gluing the skin really tight is challenging and i missed it

[@mrwnbdx4116]

like the one at 4"00 it would be excellent to know about method and from where to buy this kind of skin

[@ankitsaini4582]

Where did you learn this?

[@simontressin4921]

Misirli Ahmet is my teacher. But I learned Indian Tabla, Riq and Frame Drum as well.

[@cjtsn466]

Hi could you tell me where did you get your fish skin from I can’t find one online

[@simontressin2406]

I did fly to Egypt and bought it there.

[@cjtsn466]

Is there a way to explain how to stretch the skin.Do you use any equipment?

[@samlebon9884]

Light bulb in the back of the darbuka.

[@Ember2539]

Thanks for the coverage! I wanted to ask, as a vegan drummer, Is it viable to create a clay Darbuka with a synthetic skin?

[@simontressin2406]

There are versions of synthetic skins on clay drum in Turkey. But honestly the real animal skin is the real deal. There is no material which comes close to its sound. Also the synthetic skin seems ware off after time and not easy to replace. The natural skin has more advantages than disadvantages I think. And the skins are a byproduct in most cases. The feel of something natural is irreplaceable. Also the individuality of a natural skin is part of the game. I would love to have a good synthetic skin because of the weather. But so far I didn’t found a viable solution.

[@Ember2539]

@@simontressin2406 Thank you so much for the swift and extensive response, I appreciate it a lot. From a pure sound perspective I have no doubt real leather is the real deal but I'm afraid I would still have to pass on the experience. Luckily I'm very much contempt with my Gawharet El Fan synthetic Darbuka and I will continue to learn from you all the same :) Thank you!

[@jec0435]

What creates the kick Simon? A thinner clay?

[@simontressin2406]

Good question, yes thinner clay could be. Also the quality of the clay itself and the temperature of burning. But it’s kind of hard to tell what exactly gives certain kick qualities during the production.

[@romanusantonius1655]

Von wo nimmst du das Fell? Bastelst du dir da selbst was zusammen oder gibts da was vorbereitetes?

[@simontressin4921]

Ich geh zum Schneider und sag ihm was er tun soll. Die Haut habe ich aus verschiedenen Quellen.

[@KILLUMINATI_MOVEMENT]

Hard to get quality these days. My metal darbuka sound is no good and I think the skin may be cheqp