@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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
@Scottvfx When I hand polinate gourds I just remove a male flower from the vine and rub it into the female flowers .When there is no more pollen in the male flowere get another one. It worked well for me.
@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.
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.
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!
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!
@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.
A japanese takagi saw works well on the shell. Also, the top needs to be very flat and on the same plane. To even up a crooked cut, lay a piece of med-coarse sandpaper on a sheet of glass or other very flat surface and slowly rotate the drum back and forth with light pressure. You can use pencil or marker on the edge to see if there are any low spots not getting sanded.
very cool
sugerbear520 1 month ago
@sugerbear520 Thanks Sugerbear520!
Scottvfx 1 month ago
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.
Gabithilwen 1 month ago
@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 1 month ago
all i want for christmass is Gourd *-* !
Jakobftwjo 2 months ago
@Jakobftwjo TELL ME ABOUT IT.
nesslafoy 1 month ago
One of a kind video . Great.
sujithtv 9 months ago
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?
acidfriend47 1 year ago
@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 1 year ago 2
@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.
Scottvfx 1 year ago
@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.
Scottvfx 1 year ago
@Scottvfx Hmm. you may have to hand-pollinate the flowers.
ZennLa13 8 months ago
@ZennLa13 Hmmm, thats good advice. Should I use a q tip?
Scottvfx 8 months ago
@Scottvfx Sure, you could use a q-tip. Or you could just use your fingers... anything, really:)
ZennLa13 8 months ago
@Scottvfx When I hand polinate gourds I just remove a male flower from the vine and rub it into the female flowers .When there is no more pollen in the male flowere get another one. It worked well for me.
sydneycrone 7 months ago
@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.
Scottvfx 1 year ago
Remember these simple drums do not have tuning mechanisms like modern drums, and the drum heads are not made of plastic.
Scottvfx 1 year ago
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!!!
0liverio 1 year ago
Gourds are good for musical things, I see you have tuns of gourds, but it's better for you to have tuns of calamari and crabmeat.
warden9876 1 year ago
where can we find the skin?
thanks
lolimiyuri 1 year ago
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 1 year ago
just use the home depot string it is more durable than the sking lacing dont get me wrong well i do prefer both
ShriVishnuMandirJcNj 2 years ago
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 2 years ago
thanks
TheKyla1981 2 years ago
How do we dry the gourd to start making our djembe?
inlove0395 2 years ago
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 2 years ago
@inlove0395 This is not a djembe. Gourd drums are also native from the Americas.
opus88888 2 years ago
@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 1 year ago
Couple of tips
A japanese takagi saw works well on the shell. Also, the top needs to be very flat and on the same plane. To even up a crooked cut, lay a piece of med-coarse sandpaper on a sheet of glass or other very flat surface and slowly rotate the drum back and forth with light pressure. You can use pencil or marker on the edge to see if there are any low spots not getting sanded.
toolslinga 2 years ago
Thanks for clarifying, yes I used sandpaper on the floor and turned the gourd to make it flat.
Scottvfx 2 years ago
very nicely done!!
too bad I don't live in Cali =\
ofirharlev 2 years ago