I’ve just finished up a really neat cajon build. The idea was brought to me by a previous customer looking for something different. He had the idea to build a cajon that was played from the top, and with two tones. The bottom is open and the feet provide some room for the sound to […]
Rhythm House Drums is well known for custom hand drums. All the experience I have gained in building the drums from the ground up has lead me to a great understanding of what it takes to pull a specific sound out of any drum. There is no aspect of repairing a djembe that I have […]
I had the opportunity to build a custom drum for a man that designed a beautiful app called Piti Piti Pa. The app is a learning tool for students of West African Rhythms. It’s basically a library of traditional rhythms broken up by drum – shows notation – and has tempo adjustment… I’ll talk about […]
I recently had the opportunity to build a set of bongos.I was really excited to take on this build as I have never really connected with the bongo drums.I guess a part of me always saw the bongos as a toy drum.At drum circles it was the quietest drum, only heard on faint accents or […]
When I started this project I had already been interested in building a xylophone.? I had done some research and had an idea about what I’d need to.? Let me tell you, I had no idea what I was in for.? See, I’m not OK with just OK.? If I build something, it’s going to […]
RHD Custom Conga I recently completed a mini conga drum.? It was my first attempt at this type of drum, so I’m happy to report that it was very successful.? Using my sort of signature flare, I built the conga the same way I build djembes – with different sections.? After thinking long and hard […]
I’m so excited to be reporting on this drum build.? It was somewhat of a rush job…on a time crunch, but I had been wanting to document a complete build from rough lumber to completed djembe for a while… well, with the aid of my iPhone I was able to get the photos as I […]
So I have a lot to blog about, seeing that it has been a LONG time since my last one.? Time has been disappearing faster than I can get to the net.? I’m determined that this little blog I have may be useful to some, and more importantly it’s a great record of what I’m […]
I’ve been talking this djembe up for a few months now on this blog and other places.? I’ve had lots of interest and a fair amount of skepticism.? So, can it be done?? A US made djembe built using segments and staves that not only holds it’s own with African djembes, but has a sound […]
I’ve been away from the blog for a while, I know… but I’ve been hitting it up double time in the workshop.? One of the most fun projects I’ve ever worked on was for a friends son who just turned 1!? My daughter just turned one herself, and I’m wanting to build a little djembe […]
