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Quick to replace - tinnier sound - surface peels
These skins are very easy to replace. The remo djembes I have bought each came with a key for loosening the head (you might need to give the old skin/head a strong push from inside the drum). The new heads just sit on the drum and you will need to hook over and tighten each of the bolts evenly. This takes a couple of minutes, compared to the hours (over a period of days) that traditional djembe reheading takes.
As with any synthetic skin, the sound is tinnier than you will find on a traditional djembe. Because I work with large groups of beginners, it made sense to choose drums with easily replaceable heads even though I would loose some sound quality.
The surface of these drum heads does begin to peel away over time. When the edges begin to scuff, people can't resist peeling off a bit more. Also, sometimes large blisters have appeared between the coating and the plastic/mylar of the drum head. Although this doesn't affect the sound, I would prefer a coating that was more hardwearing. If you are buying this for personal use, I expect it will be suitable. My drums see a lot of action (people wearing rings, using mallets, kids picking at bits), so you might not have the same worries, just be sure to keep the edges safe from scuffing.
As with any synthetic skin, the sound is tinnier than you will find on a traditional djembe. Because I work with large groups of beginners, it made sense to choose drums with easily replaceable heads even though I would loose some sound quality.
The surface of these drum heads does begin to peel away over time. When the edges begin to scuff, people can't resist peeling off a bit more. Also, sometimes large blisters have appeared between the coating and the plastic/mylar of the drum head. Although this doesn't affect the sound, I would prefer a coating that was more hardwearing. If you are buying this for personal use, I expect it will be suitable. My drums see a lot of action (people wearing rings, using mallets, kids picking at bits), so you might not have the same worries, just be sure to keep the edges safe from scuffing.
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