Staves

Staves

The shape of the staves will determine the shape of the drum. Here you can see the profile of the drum and the corresponding stave shape. Determining this shape is probably the hardest part of stave drum building. The staves like to be cut with a good amount of...
The Stay Hoop

The Stay Hoop

A plywood hoop was a descision made by nescessity that had some positive outcomes. My search for the Brazilian style hand drum hoops ended up when I could not find them for sale as a seperate item. It was cheaper to buy a drum then to buy the replacement part. This...