After watching your video I feel empowered to tune my own drum versus paying someone. Thank you so much for such a visually clear concise step by step video‼️
Thanks man, I just got a djembe with my birthday money and you tutoríal helped me out it was a good video out of the million video crowd, I know I’m 12 years late to the vid but it’s awesome even in 2024 🎉🎉😮
Hey guys, thanks so much for this great video! I have been putting off tuning my drum for 6 months because I was tired of paying someone to do it for me but afraid to do it myself. You made it so easy and I have a delicious sounding drum again!!!!
Top marks for clearly demonstrating how to tighten a rope djembe. I was avoiding the project, now I will tighten/tune with ease when needed. NOW, do one on replacing the vertical rope. Update: I suggest using a (white) rubber hammer to loosen the adhesion, between skin head and the wooden drum rim, before you begin weaving a tune.
Kenya, As you've shown me this before (on stage... right before I popped it); it's good to see your video. Hope all is well with you and yours; appreciate your being a positive role model.
TO UN-TUNE -- Pass a stick under the last horizontal weave, wiggle and pull it around a little bit to loosen that weave and undo those 2 twisted verticals (makes a sharp snap). Then pass the free end of the rope back from under verticals 2 & 1. Pull the loose bit out from there all the way until the last bit is 'stuck' under the tension of these verticals. Then give it one hard, sharp tug in the same direction, and the last stuck bit will snap out. Do this backwards for each weave as required. Nice tutorial, X8 Drums! Tuning rope djembes is really way, way easier and quicker than it looks. :)
What a lesson. Thanks very much for this lesson on how to tune a djembe drum. I practised on mine and I got a different good correct sound. Bravo ! Nomthandazo
There are also key tuned wooden djembes. They sound So much better. I have both, and the key tune is easier to tighten, but I think the rope tuned will give a much more balanced tension on the head.
Thanks so much for the tutorial! Worked like a charm. It would be cool as well to how to use the excess slack at the end to tie into a handle type of thing. I see in the video your drum already has one at the top (a little loop handle).
is the tension on the head distributed evenly throughout the circumference of the drum. or do you have to tune all the way around the drum to maintain even pitch on the head?
@@Misterdandamanify Someone who's tuning it for the first time might crack the drumhead if they try too hard to go all the way around. Best to go till the head feels just tight enough, and then locate a playing position where you get equal tones from both hands. At least that's how I tune mine and it works. BUT mine doesn't have a spine down the middle of the head, so that might work a little differently.
When you rope tune a traditional djembe,the vertical pull ropes are the equivalent of lugs on a mechanical tuned djembe, conga, snare,etc. Most premium traditional djembe have between 27 to 35 vertical rope pulls.Try to find any mechanically tuned drum with 30 lugs per head,lol.Actually,a traditional rope tuned djembe/drum is a more sophisticated way of tuning a drum.
thanks man! I have a small one and this helped a lot. should I detune it. if I don't play it much? also, what do I put on the Goat Skin to keep it smooth?
Do all djembe’s take their own amount of rope to be tuned? For say if they were all at the same pitch would they have different amounts of rope used in tuning?
If I want to tune just a little bit, is it possible to make just 2 or 3 diamonds? Don't you have to go along in every row? Isn't there goning to be a tension problem?
As we create more diamonds does it become more difficult to pull them lower? I'm on a second row and it is starting to look uneven (they arent all pulled down to the bottom)
After watching your video I feel empowered to tune my own drum versus paying someone. Thank you so much for such a visually clear concise step by step video‼️
Great job! You are a good speaker. Pleasant to listen to. Easy to understand. Your instructions are clear and well illustrated.
Thanks man, I just got a djembe with my birthday money and you tutoríal helped me out it was a good video out of the million video crowd, I know I’m 12 years late to the vid but it’s awesome even in 2024 🎉🎉😮
What an excellent tutorial! Made nice and simple...takes all of the fear out of tuning! Thanks so much for this!
YES! I finally know the proper way to tune my rope djembes. Outstanding, many thanks!
Hey guys, thanks so much for this great video! I have been putting off tuning my drum for 6 months because I was tired of paying someone to do it for me but afraid to do it myself. You made it so easy and I have a delicious sounding drum again!!!!
Who else was waiting for him to play the drum at the end of the video?
Thank you for demonstrating this livel ! I got a jembe that need titening & am thankful for this info ! give thanks ! .
Thanks so much!! Didn’t think I’d be able to do this on my own!
You have a great voice! It's nice to put a pic to the voice on the phone. Well done! Hope all is well with you guys!
I was looking for how to do this, great info and well explained! Sweet!
Thank you for a first class Tutorial on how to tune your drum.
Excellent Lesson my brother, thank you!
Thank you for this tutorial. I was able to grasp the basics of how to tune my djembe. Cant wait to put it to good use.
Thank you for the tutorial. I hadn't tuned a drum in years and my BF's djembe needed a handful of knots to sweeten the sound.
Thanks for the tuning lesson, great job!
Thank you so much! Im so proud to finally starting to tune the djembe myself!!
Awesome! Followed your demonstration step-by-step and tuned my son's djembe! He's so pleased about that!
Top marks for clearly demonstrating how to tighten a rope djembe. I was avoiding the project, now I will tighten/tune with ease when needed. NOW, do one on replacing the vertical rope.
Update: I suggest using a (white) rubber hammer to loosen the adhesion, between skin head and the wooden drum rim, before you begin weaving a tune.
Thank you, I borrowed a friends drum and it was so flat. I needed a refresher in tuning and this was perfect. Now I can return it sounding sweet.
Thanks for the really good instructions on rope tuning of hand drums.
Great video, perfectly clear, totally helpful. Thank you!
Best one I've seen so far. Clarifies a fairly strange concept for someone who's carried a drum key on his key chain for 50 years ,-]
Kenya,
As you've shown me this before (on stage... right before I popped it); it's good to see your video. Hope all is well with you and yours; appreciate your being a positive role model.
Great job, sir. Your instructions are very easy to understand and follow.
Great rule of thumb = "Over 2, under 1" AWESOME!!
Thank you - my djembe was starting to lose its luster - this was very easy to understand!
I am still using this video to teach my students how to tune .
😁🤘 Thank you
TO UN-TUNE -- Pass a stick under the last horizontal weave, wiggle and pull it around a little bit to loosen that weave and undo those 2 twisted verticals (makes a sharp snap). Then pass the free end of the rope back from under verticals 2 & 1. Pull the loose bit out from there all the way until the last bit is 'stuck' under the tension of these verticals. Then give it one hard, sharp tug in the same direction, and the last stuck bit will snap out. Do this backwards for each weave as required.
Nice tutorial, X8 Drums! Tuning rope djembes is really way, way easier and quicker than it looks. :)
What a lesson. Thanks very much for this lesson on how to tune a djembe drum. I practised on mine and I got a different good correct sound. Bravo !
Nomthandazo
Thank's for this info I gave my 4 yr. old a Dejembe drum for his Birthday and he was so excited .
You are a very good teacher, thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
...much thanks bruddha! added few diamonds and the sound cannon is hitting nice n tight!! bless!
Great tutorial! Thanks!
Great lesson I'm rope tuning. Thanks I got it now
I have played my Djembe for 60 years that I got from Africa and I never had to tune it and it still has perfect pitch as heard on my video's
this literally just convinced me to buy a fiberglass, key tuned djembe, perfect!
Rope tuned is the way to go
There are also key tuned wooden djembes. They sound So much better.
I have both, and the key tune is easier to tighten, but I think the rope tuned will give a much more balanced tension on the head.
Wow, this was never tought at KIPP Sankofa Charter School. We killed it at the Drum and Dance Assemble, forever Buffalo
Very good tutorial, thanks! cheers from Brazil
Excellent video! Thorough and helpful. Thanks!
Thanks so much for the tutorial! Worked like a charm. It would be cool as well to how to use the excess slack at the end to tie into a handle type of thing. I see in the video your drum already has one at the top (a little loop handle).
gr8 video demo very easy to follow. my djembe sounds super good now!! thanx!
Easy to understand and put into practice. Thank you so much.
Excellent tuning instructions, Thank You!
Thx, this worked really well for me.
Can’t be anything better than this
this literally helped me tune my djembe lol thanks dude
+Noah Orcutt Could you literally hear the difference with your literal ears?
Thank you so much for these videos!
Thanks for the video, I'm definitely looking for a key tuned djembe now :----D
this was perfect...i was taught once but needed a refresher...thank you =)
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Really helpful, nice and simple!
Thanks for the tutorial! Really simple and direct! Gracias!
Thank you so much ! Perfectly explained !! :)
Awesome instruction... Thanks!💯
Your tutorials are great. Thank you.
Perfect explanation. Thanks
Thanks for the video mate!
Great video! How do I get the "diamonds" nice LOW on the drum? They tend to stay higher up than I would like.
Fantastic video. Very helpful.
is the tension on the head distributed evenly throughout the circumference of the drum. or do you have to tune all the way around the drum to maintain even pitch on the head?
All the way around I would say
@@Misterdandamanify Someone who's tuning it for the first time might crack the drumhead if they try too hard to go all the way around. Best to go till the head feels just tight enough, and then locate a playing position where you get equal tones from both hands. At least that's how I tune mine and it works. BUT mine doesn't have a spine down the middle of the head, so that might work a little differently.
@@abhishekjamalabad5950 too late...I went all the way around.. its WAY too tight 😄
@@Misterdandamanify Well i guess you wouldn't still be playing it if it were way too tight. 😛 But it's pretty easy to undo a couple of diamonds.
@@abhishekjamalabad5950 yes I succeeded in that too but I am still not happy with the sound
awesome! crongrats dude!
Thanks man! The djembe i bought in senegal was sounding really low
This was excellent. Thanks!
I can't wait to try this
great tutorial bro!
Great instructions ! You are a gifted teacher and speaker . Excellent tutorial ~ thank you 😊
Very well explain 😁👏🏼thanks
When you rope tune a traditional djembe,the vertical pull ropes are the equivalent of lugs on a mechanical tuned djembe, conga, snare,etc. Most premium traditional djembe have between 27 to 35 vertical rope pulls.Try to find any mechanically tuned drum with 30 lugs per head,lol.Actually,a traditional rope tuned djembe/drum is a more sophisticated way of tuning a drum.
awesome video!!!
It finally seems to be working!!
thank you very helpful!
thanks man! I have a small one and this helped a lot. should I detune it. if I don't play it much? also, what do I put on the Goat Skin to keep it smooth?
good video my man!
Do all djembe’s take their own amount of rope to be tuned? For say if they were all at the same pitch would they have different amounts of rope used in tuning?
How to start the 2nd row of "diamonds" 9:25
Excellent!!! Asante sana (Thank you very much)!
How many knots can I put in at one time without risking to rupture the skin? And then how much time do I need to wait until I tune it again?
I have a small djembe and the bass sound is like muted but the leather is pretty stretched.Also it has no extra rope for tuning what can I do?
so...how far around do you go...just until you are happy with the sound? can you over tighten?
If I want to tune just a little bit, is it possible to make just 2 or 3 diamonds? Don't you have to go along in every row?
Isn't there goning to be a tension problem?
Wow thank you dude!!!!
Gracias, afinado! listo para darle!
Which drum is this, Kenya? Size/brand/name? I love the sound. Just the right amount of bass that I like.
Excellent example
very helpful, thank you!
+chris Luna - Glad to hear your feedback. Thank you!
what happens when you need to change the head? What do you do with the knots on the top by the drum head?
thank you finally i tune my djambe after lazy times ahahha
What if you want something in between, could you skip one in between?
As we create more diamonds does it become more difficult to pull them lower? I'm on a second row and it is starting to look uneven (they arent all pulled down to the bottom)
Great video, THANX!!!!
How do I get the initial tension correct, before making the diamonds? My drum has an uneven tone
Does it matter of where you start? Left to right or right to left?
Thank you so much!
What model is that djembe if i may ask.
very helpful...thx
Hi. Where is this drum in your website? I cant find it.
Thanks
I had no idea it was that simple.
so how does this drum sound?
Thanks!
Is this just first row tuning? Second row and upwards is different.