I posted a pix of my new dunduns and damn do I love them!
Here is my immediate question. They are hairy, and I like the mellow sound that it creates, but the hair on the sangban's heads is thicker and longer than the other two, and the sustain on the sangban's tone is less. I think that the hair and sustain may be inversely proportional.
Since I don't want them completely bald (being subject to that curse myself LOL) I'm considering getting out the clippers and giving the sangban a trim.
Please, give me your input on this idea.
I also need more cowbell. I've been praying to Christopher Walken for guidance. I'm looking for the traditional kind, if you can help me locate something.
thanx,
pootsie
Here is my immediate question. They are hairy, and I like the mellow sound that it creates, but the hair on the sangban's heads is thicker and longer than the other two, and the sustain on the sangban's tone is less. I think that the hair and sustain may be inversely proportional.
Since I don't want them completely bald (being subject to that curse myself LOL) I'm considering getting out the clippers and giving the sangban a trim.
Please, give me your input on this idea.
I also need more cowbell. I've been praying to Christopher Walken for guidance. I'm looking for the traditional kind, if you can help me locate something.
thanx,
pootsie
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Re: Noo Duns & Questioons
Sat, December 29, 2007 - 11:54 PMHair on or off is a very personal choice. As you play them as is and they break in, you will wear a bld spot on them anyway. If you want to give your lil' fella a military buzz cut, I suppose that would be okay and you'll still retain the dry sound.
When you say that you want the traditional "cowbell", are you referring to the atoke bell from Ghana (sort of shaped like a taco and that's why we call it a "Taco Bell"), or are you asking about the "kenken" bell from Guinea? (shaped sort of like a cowbell but split down the middle).
Baba Olatunji preferred the atoke bell and Mamady Keita only uses the kenken. Both are good and traditional, but the atoke bell is more readily available here in the states. -
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Re: Noo Duns & Questioons
Sun, December 30, 2007 - 1:51 AMI guess I was talking about the kenken
www.pnc.com.au/~helix/pos...unbells.jpg
What I'm really after is the sound, not any particular thing. The bells at the store I went to were all very ringy. I want a sharp sound, not too high pitched, with little sustain. Make sense?
Thanks Jeffrey!
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Re: Noo Duns & Questioons
Sun, December 30, 2007 - 8:53 AMthen you want a kenken, prob. ask Rob at Primal Beat for one: primalbeat.com/ -
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Re: Noo Duns & Questioons
Sun, December 30, 2007 - 5:48 PMFor the kenken it might be nice to get a whole set of 3 together so that the bell melody comes out if you play trad. style.
if you cant find kenken (hamanah "sandwich" shaped) or the cylinder style try drumskull drums in santa cruz. I think the
website is
www.drumskulldrums.com/
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