What is Fiberskyn?
What is Fiberskyn?
Fiberskyn® is a lamination process using poly-spun material specifically designed to reduce overtones. Fiberskyn is a fast action, easy play drumhead that produces controlled warm overtones. Its superior construction and performance have made it one of the world’s most widely recorded synthetic drumheads.
What are the best skins for bongos?
Cowhide is the preferred type for conga heads. It is thick and needs to be soaked in warm water for 3-4 hours to make it flexible enough to work with. Goat-skin or calf-skin heads suit the bongo. Since they are thinner, they can be soaked in warm water for about 1-2 hours and they will be stretchable enough to use.
How long do bongo heads last?
Heads on bongos should be replaced regularly every three or four months in order to make sure that your bongo drums always produce vibrant, expressive sounds.
How are bongo heads measured?
Measure the diameter of the top of the bongo or conga shell. Note: The top of the shell is called the bearing edge. The bearing edge is about 1/4″ thick. So, measure the shell diameter from middle of the bearing edge to the middle of the bearing edge.
What is Fiberskyn made of?
Fiberskyn consists of two layers glued together, PET film and Tyvek. The Mylar provides strength, while the Tyvek adds thickness, a less synthetic sound, and an appearance reminiscent of animal skin.
Is Fiberskyn vegan?
The Remo Buffalo Drum is a great instrument for shamanic drumming and drumming circles. The speciality about this drum is that it is vegan – it is made of a synthetic material called Fiberskyn.
What are conga heads made of?
And conga heads are made from rawhide skin or synthetic materials. The traditional Cuban Conga was made from olive barrels or steam-bent staves of wood glued together with a calf or buffalo head tacked to it, but now congas are made from various types of woods and fiberglass.
Do bongos need tuned?
However, everyone will thank you if you tune your bongos properly. Tuning your bongos properly requires tightening the tuning lugs evenly, finding the ideal pitch and resonance for the high drum (macho), determining the proper interval between the high and low drum, and lastly, tuning technique.
What are bongo heads made of?
Some bongo heads are created from the skins of animals like buffalo, calf or cowhide. The rawhide is soaked, placed over the shell of the drum and held in place by a metal hoop until it is dried. For synthetic heads, the same process is used, without the need for soaking and drying the skin.
What are big bongos called?
What Are Those Big Bongos Called? These tall drums are called congas and are a different type of drum then the bongos or a djembe. A conga drum is fairly cylindrical with hardware attached to the body of the conga drum which tightens the drumhead.
