How Do You Build A Djembe Drum?
Have you ever secretly wished you could stay home from work and just bang on the drum all day? Now you can, by building your own djembe drum. A djembe drum is easy to play and a common sight at the drum circles popping up around the country. Here are several ways to build one for yourself. Prepare to Make Your Djembe Step 1 Order rawhide for your drum head (preferably goatskin) and a shell for the body of the drum from a local music store or an online retailer such as African Rhythm Traders. Step 2 Fill a flat container or bathroom tub with slightly warm water. Step 3 Place the rawhide in the container so that it lays flat. Step 4 Soak for 1 hour. Gluing Method for Ceramic Shells Step 1 Glue around the drum’s top edge and down the sides of the drum as far as the rawhide reaches. Step 2 Place the wet rawhide on top of the shell. Step 3 Apply 1 long strip of masking tape across the rawhide and down the shell of the drum. The tape should be holding the rawhide in place on both sides. Step
