Djembe Drum - Walnut With Maple And Bubinga Accents
This was a custom djembe build commissioned for a customer who wanted something a little better than the norm. I had this idea for doing the accent rings and he wanted me to incorporate the OM symbol. I laser cut and inlaid the OM into the bottom of the djembe. The main wood is Black Walnut, with the reddish accents being bubinga and the lighter wood is a curly maple. The drum has a rubber foot on the bottom and I used a strong 5mm rope with custom welded rings and an African goatskin for the head. The drum sounds excellent and the customer extremely happy. Here is a video of myself playing this specific drum while a friend of mine plays a set of drums (that I also built) called Dunun.
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Rhythm House Drums builds top of the line, Eco Friendly, built in the USA, hand drums. From the West African Djembe, to Latin American Congas, to Native American PowWow drums - We custom build it all. We've built drums as small as 8 inch diameter and as large as 40 inch diameter. Check out our website for some inspiration for your next custom drum. I build custom snare drums as well as drum kits.
Aside from drums, I'm a design engineer and love designing and building usable objects. With a full wood and metal shop, I'd be honored to help design and build your next project.
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