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 for the video!.. pulled 10 diamonds on my new toca freestyle 2 synthetic drum and it converted it from sounding dull and ringing ringing to alive and crisp! almost sounds like my wula drum now . who knew tuning could make such a big difference? was afraid to try but your video gave me the courage. much easier than it seems
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.
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. :)
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.
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
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).
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.
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?
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)
Savannah Swezey no, I wasn’t being rude. I was just saying that I tried tuning my djembe once, and I did a terrible job at it. Once I took it to a professional, it sounded great. I wasn’t trying to be offensive.
I went into this video clueless and then tried it on my drum, and it's perfect. Just keep checking the tension on the head as you go. I kind of like my drum even more now than i know what's going on with its ropes. :)
I’m too afraid to tune my djembe. I’m much more comfortable taking it to a professional. I can tune my other instruments: drums, conga, bongos, guitars, but my djembe? NOOO THANK YOU!!!!!!!
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.
Who else was waiting for him to play the drum at the end of the video?
YES! I finally know the proper way to tune my rope djembes. Outstanding, many thanks!
thanks for the video!.. pulled 10 diamonds on my new toca freestyle 2 synthetic drum and it converted it from sounding dull and ringing ringing to alive and crisp! almost sounds like my wula drum now . who knew tuning could make such a big difference? was afraid to try but your video gave me the courage. much easier than it seems
Thank you for demonstrating this livel ! I got a jembe that need titening & am thankful for this info ! give thanks ! .
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
Thank you so much! Im so proud to finally starting to tune the djembe myself!!
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.
I am still using this video to teach my students how to tune .
😁🤘 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.
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. :)
Thanks so much!! Didn’t think I’d be able to do this on my own!
Great tutorial! Thanks!
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 tuning lesson, great job!
Great job, sir. Your instructions are very easy to understand and follow.
Great rule of thumb = "Over 2, under 1" AWESOME!!
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.
Great video, perfectly clear, totally helpful. Thank you!
Thanks for the really good instructions on rope tuning of hand drums.
How to start the 2nd row of "diamonds" 9:25
Wow, this was never tought at KIPP Sankofa Charter School. We killed it at the Drum and Dance Assemble, forever Buffalo
Great lesson I'm rope tuning. Thanks I got it now
Thank you so much for these videos!
You are a very good teacher, thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
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
Thx, this worked really well for me.
Can’t be anything better than this
Perfect explanation. Thanks
Thank you - my djembe was starting to lose its luster - this was very easy to understand!
Excellent tuning instructions, Thank You!
Excellent video! Thorough and helpful. Thanks!
Easy to understand and put into practice. Thank you so much.
Very good tutorial, thanks! cheers from Brazil
I can't wait to try this
...much thanks bruddha! added few diamonds and the sound cannon is hitting nice n tight!! bless!
Thanks for the video mate!
Great job! Thank you
Thanks for the tutorial! Really simple and direct! Gracias!
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).
Thank you so much ! Perfectly explained !! :)
Awesome instruction... Thanks!💯
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Really helpful, nice and simple!
awesome! crongrats dude!
awesome video!!!
This was excellent. 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.
Excellent example
It finally seems to be working!!
Thanks man! The djembe i bought in senegal was sounding really low
Very well explain 😁👏🏼thanks
Excellent!!! Asante sana (Thank you very much)!
thank you. very helpful
great tutorial bro!
Great instructions ! You are a gifted teacher and speaker . Excellent tutorial ~ thank you 😊
Great video! How do I get the "diamonds" nice LOW on the drum? They tend to stay higher up than I would like.
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?
very helpful...thx
Thanks!
Thanks
Great video, THANX!!!!
thank you
Thank you!!!!!
What if you want something in between, could you skip one in between?
so...how far around do you go...just until you are happy with the sound? can you over tighten?
thank you finally i tune my djambe after lazy times ahahha
I had no idea it was that simple.
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?
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)
You can be the next president of the United States with that easy to understand concept
Does it matter of where you start? Left to right or right to left?
How do I get the initial tension correct, before making the diamonds? My drum has an uneven tone
so how does this drum sound?
What model is that djembe if i may ask.
Is this just first row tuning? Second row and upwards is different.
Nice video, but I'm really digging those shoes;]
Zooming in more often would be great
チューニングしてるジャンベはどこのメーカーですか？
where did you get the drum from
Hi. Where is this drum in your website? I cant find it.
All the same, if I need my djembe tuned, I’ll take it to a professional because the last I tried, I messed up. I don’t wanna risk it.
👌👌👌
What skin you used cow skin or goat skin?
what happens when your drum naturally keeps stretching and you can't put anyone knots ?
Literally
what I I want a deeper sound?
inmeant what if I want a deeper sound?
That’s what I’m looking for too. Have you found any sources answering your question?
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How many diamonds do the Afrikan djembe brothers have on their drums for earth quaking loud slaps! That can be heard for a mile away?? LoL!!
I’d prefer to get my djembe tuned by a professional, thank you very much.
Savannah Swezey no, I wasn’t being rude. I was just saying that I tried tuning my djembe once, and I did a terrible job at it. Once I took it to a professional, it sounded great. I wasn’t trying to be offensive.
I went into this video clueless and then tried it on my drum, and it's perfect. Just keep checking the tension on the head as you go.
I kind of like my drum even more now than i know what's going on with its ropes. :)
The numbers is confusing
Too complicated. Use a drumstick. Under two back over one. Basket weave
Better with minus words...
Tuning a djembe must be extremely difficult.
My skin cracked on securing the 3rd diamond ;-(
Actually no, I cannot see what you are doing there....the camera angles aren't great. Glad it makes sense to you.
I’m too afraid to tune my djembe. I’m much more comfortable taking it to a professional. I can tune my other instruments: drums, conga, bongos, guitars, but my djembe? NOOO THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Thank you ! Very helpful !
Thank you for a first class Tutorial on how to tune your drum.
very helpful, thank you!
+chris Luna - Glad to hear your feedback. Thank you!