Creating a shaman drum takes about 20 hours
of love and hard work...,
it takes 3 to 4 weeks to complete the whole
process.
Every shaman drum is unique & one of a kind,
as well as in sound, appearance
and spirit
You can buy a ready-made drum or
we can make one to suit your requirements.
You can choose from either
a shaman drum that is
single headed
or
double headed
.
Next
you can make your choice between a
FIXED or
Tunable
drumhead.
The drumheads are made
of various animal skins(rawhide).
Because of the fact that skin reacts to warmth &
moisture, the tension of the drumhead will change and
therefor also its pitch.
So when
there is a lot of moisture in the air, the
sound of your drum might temporarily alter. With cold and dry
weather your drumhead will have a higher tension
When you choose a fixed drumhead you will have to
work with the elements. When you choose a tuneable
drum, it is easier to keep your drums voice alive.
Single headed
The singleheaded handdrums you can
be held easily; they have a comfortable grip at the back.
A shamanic handdrum is good to work with during meditation
and trancedance.
Traditional
style
Here
the skin has been stretched over the hoop to the back
and is fixed with rawhide thong.
 
Thicker hides are best used for this type of drum.
In order to change the
tension of the skin, you will have to work with a
little water to loosen tension or (carefully!) with
fire/heat/hairdryer to increase tension.
Tunable
type
These models are more adapted to thinner skins.
The tension of the skin is easy to change at the back
which makes these drums ideal for an area where the
weather changes quickly all the time.
 
Double headed
This shaman drum
(also
called: gongdrum) has on both sides a skin attached
to each other; both sides have a different pitch, through
which you can contact either the lower or upperworld.
Because this drum is completely closed,
its resonance increases and both skins influence
each other. Because of this a doubleheaded shaman drum has a
typical characteristic strong volume voice.
There is choice here also between a
tunable
or (traditional) fixed shaman drum.
Special wishes?
(or special for you?)
We would love to make your drum
to your specification.
If you are ready
to experience a shaman drum,
contact us and tell us your needs.
Perhaps there is a special bond with a specific tree or animal that
you would like to incorporate with your drum?
Do you like to work with the elements of water and fire
to keep your drum tuned? Will you be drumming inside
or outside most of the time?
What shape or size feels appropriate?
What else do you see as important?
Materials
available
-Skins
goat, bison, horse and deer,
reindeer, moose and wild boar. Skins from these
different animal species have different
sounds which is hard to explain in words, so first hand experience
of drums made of different materials is advisable.
-Wood
oak, elm,
maple, beech, larch, ash, red cedar &
yellow pine.
For
the body of a
doubleheaded shaman drum we
use a hollow log
or birch
ply wood.
-Shape and size
you can choose
between a round, oval or egg shape. Suggested sizes are between 40
and 60 cm, we are, however, willing to make to any size and standard
you wish. For example a powwow can be made up to a diameter of 1.2
meter.
The singleheaded
shamandrums are 175 - 250 GBP
A doubleheaded shamandrum starts at
210 GBP
depending on size, wood and skin used.
With every drum
comes a suitable beater covered with leather or fur that is filled
with wool.
Thank you for your visit,
May you walk in rhythm
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