Instruments

Mighty Hourglass

Inspired by the design of a djembe, a powerful hourglass shaped drum constructed from a pair of gourds.
mighty hourglass

In terms of size, this is our largest all–gourd drum. The Verbose Talking Drum is larger but has a significant non–gourd component. In this project we used fasteners and epoxy to attach two large gourds together to make a drum approximating the shape of an hourglass.

With some wood accents and a black goatskin, the end result is an attractive instrument with a deep, sonorous tone and excellent response.

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