He dubbed that first product the Weather King, a signal that it was durable no matter the atmospheric conditions of the gig, unlike finicky cow-skin drums ... synthetic heads, which are now ...

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Coloured drum heads? Why not? In the 1920/30s era of calf vellums, the Ludwig and Slingerland factories employed highly-skilled artists who for 12 dollars would actually oil-paint idyllic pastoral ...

Traditionally, the drum head is covered with shark or fish skin and lashed to the knee of a halau drummer or chanter. The botanical gardens hosts events that focus on the appreciation and ...

Take drum heads - until the 1950s drum heads were predominately made of animal skin, but today the majority are formed from plastics such as polyester or Mylar. The most common form of polyester that ...