drummer girl09
Senior Member
So I got a djembe for my birthday last year, and I played it off and on. It is actually the top of the line djembe. It's the black mamba djembe. Maybe I have no reason to be buyin such a great djembe since it isn't my main instrument at all, but I do enjoy playing djembes a lot. I wasn't expecting on buying the best one though.
Anyway, I played it a good many times, and I told my friend that plays for my youth service at church about it, because he plays the djembe also, and is better then me at it. He told me to bring it to church so he could see it. I did, and he liked it a lot. Then later on, he asked if he could borrow it to play in the youth service since the one he was borrowing before was gone (it wasn't his anyway). I let him (which is very stupid of me). He asked a couple more times, then the last time, he pointed out a rip on the head. He wasn't sure if he did it or if some one else maybe playing with it did it. I was kinda pissed honestly, but it was just a small rip, and didn't think it was that big of a problem. I took it home. But the rip got bigger and bigger. Finally it ripped in half. I didn't even play it hardly at all. I told my parents and they were mad at the dude for him not doing anything about the rip. So it is unplayable right now. I know I can get a new head, but this one is the black head. I'm sure it has a lot to do with the sound.
My question is how exactly are you supposed to take the head off the djembe? I can buy a new head, but I want the same kind as the original. And would the torn head be hurting the drum? Any suggestions on where I can get one? Thanks
http://www.x8drums.com/v/vspfiles/photos/ABMD-2T.jpg
Anyway, I played it a good many times, and I told my friend that plays for my youth service at church about it, because he plays the djembe also, and is better then me at it. He told me to bring it to church so he could see it. I did, and he liked it a lot. Then later on, he asked if he could borrow it to play in the youth service since the one he was borrowing before was gone (it wasn't his anyway). I let him (which is very stupid of me). He asked a couple more times, then the last time, he pointed out a rip on the head. He wasn't sure if he did it or if some one else maybe playing with it did it. I was kinda pissed honestly, but it was just a small rip, and didn't think it was that big of a problem. I took it home. But the rip got bigger and bigger. Finally it ripped in half. I didn't even play it hardly at all. I told my parents and they were mad at the dude for him not doing anything about the rip. So it is unplayable right now. I know I can get a new head, but this one is the black head. I'm sure it has a lot to do with the sound.
My question is how exactly are you supposed to take the head off the djembe? I can buy a new head, but I want the same kind as the original. And would the torn head be hurting the drum? Any suggestions on where I can get one? Thanks
http://www.x8drums.com/v/vspfiles/photos/ABMD-2T.jpg