Thanks so much, if it wasn't for this vid I wouldn't know about the canning shop!
@rachelroutin7212
7 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to make my first gourd drum. I'm growing gourds in my backyard and have 4 or 5 already. I live in San Antonio.
@0liverio
14 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video! I made my own gourd drum a few weeks ago, and is fantastic!!! is not as big, but it sounds great!!!
@sujithtv
13 жыл бұрын
One of a kind video . Great.
@Koropokel
2 жыл бұрын
one tip: the frame of the drum is really important for the tone
@Scottvfx
15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for clarifying, yes I used sandpaper on the floor and turned the gourd to make it flat.
@dandamuxima
4 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Now learn how to play 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@angiena32007
10 жыл бұрын
thank you! Plan to try this soon!
@Scottvfx
15 жыл бұрын
If you're lucky enough to find a green gourd then you should be proud. But you have to wait until it is dry. Gourds at gourd farms dry on the vine, in the sun from harvest (fall) until early spring!
@Scottvfx
14 жыл бұрын
@opus88888 I think inlove0395 may be referring to my comment on the video. I said I was making a djembe style gourde drum. I meant the shape of it was similar to a djembe, and also the way it is played. Yes gourd drums were used all over the world for thousands of years. The gourd is one of humans earliest tools. You can carry water, and other things, and it is very easy to work with, and quite abundant.
@Scottvfx
14 жыл бұрын
Locally at a leather shop, hobby shop, or online. The caning shop, or leather supply stores will have a variety of hides. Shamanic drums use stag hides.
@Scottvfx
11 жыл бұрын
Gourds take from fall to spring to dry on the vine. Last years gourds will usually be ready for sale the following spring. If you can by from a farm like Leiser, the gourds should be pretty cheap all year round. By pretty cheap, I mean cheaper than buying them from the caning shop or elsewhere online, but still cheaper than buying finished gourd art pieces. A finished drum will out last you!
@Scottvfx
12 жыл бұрын
@Gabithilwen What do you mean drill the leather? It is just laced. Some use carpet tacks, but the skin itself is tied on in a way that creates the tension it needs. I show the process of lacing.
@Scottvfx
14 жыл бұрын
@0liverio That's great! I'd love to see a pic, or video of it being played. I have found that humidity greatly effects the drum skin, from day to day. On high humidity days ( I live very close to SF Bay) the drum has a low sound or is not tight, until I place it in the sun for a while. When the drums are taken to a dry environment like Los Angeles or the desert, the drums ring with a tight, higher pitch. A hair dryer can also tune a natural skin drum.
@Gabithilwen
12 жыл бұрын
Hey, great video, but i think that you forgot to teach how to fix the leather at the gourd, how to drill the leather and its treatment.
@Scottvfx
13 жыл бұрын
@acidfriend47 When you get a gourd from a farm, it has been sitting on the vine from fall harvest until spring. From what I understand, gourds must dry on the vine or they spoil. Either way, the insides are just seeds and dried pulp by the time I get them. They are dusty and nasty inside. Not what you would want to eat.
@Scottvfx
13 жыл бұрын
@acidfriend47 I don't know what they would be like if they were fresh, but they are related to squash and melons etc. You know, they have been used for thousands of years to carry water, hold ingredients, make drums and other utensils.
@opus88888
15 жыл бұрын
@inlove0395 This is not a djembe. Gourd drums are also native from the Americas.
@Scottvfx
14 жыл бұрын
Lacing is very study and has a distinct look, but if you already have the skin for the head of the drum, why purchase another material. To each his own, and to each many unique drums. I think black chord looks sweet!
@Scottvfx
11 жыл бұрын
How to attach the hide is self explanatory. The hide is not attached, if laced. If tack are used, just stretch the skin and poke a tack in. There are various lacing techniques, I even mention Jim Weidess's book on the subject. Just search for drum lacing in google images, you'll see many examples. As for hole punching, you just cut a hole with a scissor, don't over think it.
@Jakobftwjo
12 жыл бұрын
all i want for christmass is Gourd *-* !
@Scottvfx
14 жыл бұрын
Remember these simple drums do not have tuning mechanisms like modern drums, and the drum heads are not made of plastic.
@ZennLa13
13 жыл бұрын
@Scottvfx Sure, you could use a q-tip. Or you could just use your fingers... anything, really:)
@Scottvfx
11 жыл бұрын
2:11 books about gourd instrument making, also caningshop online. 5:17 "Various styles of lacing can be found in the numerous books at the caning shop" 5:20 you can see how I'm attaching the skin onto the drum. There is no wrong way, as the shaman/ drum making teacher explained. However it is made will be a manifestation of you. My first double sided drum, I put one of the skins on outside facing in. But this created one warm soft side, and one crisp loud side.
@sugerbear520
12 жыл бұрын
very cool
@oh_rhythm
15 жыл бұрын
very nicely done!! too bad I don't live in Cali =\
@Scottvfx
13 жыл бұрын
@acidfriend47 SOmetimes I give the seeds to a squirrel, or I grow them. But where I live, they don't grow too well. They will flower, but rarely gourd up.
@ZennLa13
13 жыл бұрын
@Scottvfx Hmm. you may have to hand-pollinate the flowers.
@Scottvfx
12 жыл бұрын
The audio is clear. Written instructions are not needed. Just watch... go to the caning shop online and pick up Jim's book.
@specs6637
7 жыл бұрын
did you have a strand of cord around the neck of the gourd, in which you attached the cord to?
@Scottvfx
12 жыл бұрын
Don't over think it with gourds. They are abundant.
@Thekiki9733
12 жыл бұрын
I am new in Hurricane, Utah. A "friend" got me a gourd and then left me hanging. I can't hear your video very well. Would it be too much trouble to write the directions below the video so I can understand what you are doing. Or are there other instructions here that I am missing? Thank you. J.H.
@Thekiki9733
11 жыл бұрын
On this video, you don't show how to attach the hide or how to put holes in it, you only show how to tie the cords after the hide is already on.
@comradematthew4895
7 жыл бұрын
Are there any alternative but still organic drum heads we can use?
@acidfriend47
13 жыл бұрын
is the Gourd related to the Calabash? by the way do you ever eat the gourd when you remove the insides or you just throw it away?
@Scottvfx
13 жыл бұрын
@ZennLa13 Hmmm, thats good advice. Should I use a q tip?
@Thekiki9733
12 жыл бұрын
It was a person I hardly knew. I am new to this area. She sold me a $10.00 gourd and told me she would help me cut it. I had never made a drum before but she had. Shortly thereafter she disappeared. I have had it for several months. I have looked everywhere for how to clean this gourd. It's still not clean. In the meantime , the gourd was in such bad shape that it cracked on me. I have decided in the future to buy one from a more reliable source. J.H.
@Scottvfx
12 жыл бұрын
a "friend" ? They gave you a gift... left you hanging? Do you want them to make it for you, too? I don't get why you are asking for directions, and why you feel spited by receiving a gift? Be creative, go out of your comfort zone and just make something. These are all "quality problems" Go to the caning shot's website (see link in description) and look at Jim's books on making instruments from gourds. Anyway this video covers it all. If you have any specific questions, Im happy to answer them
@RichardMohabeer
14 жыл бұрын
just use the home depot string it is more durable than the sking lacing dont get me wrong well i do prefer both
@lolimiy
14 жыл бұрын
where can we find the skin? thanks
@rodney73991
7 жыл бұрын
look almost exactly like wood african drums seen other u tub vedic and didn't have cut tree down. do 3 months work make it; i wonder how people there feel see how one these put together
@smeedgar
4 жыл бұрын
You're warm water is on the wrong side.
@Scottvfx
12 жыл бұрын
@sugerbear520 Thanks Sugerbear520!
@killmimes
24 күн бұрын
Link is dead
@xXSlemerXx
6 жыл бұрын
Where can I get drum skin?
@Scottvfx
6 жыл бұрын
Look online, but I found mine at the Caning Shop in Berkeley, CA
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