Drums
All of our drum frames for two sided drums are made from cottonwood.
These are chished out and aged the appropriate time (usually 3 to 4 months).
Cottonwood works the best for drums because is has a very twisted grain that will not crack.
These two sided drums are our main drums and are the very strongest.
They come in sizes from 7 inch to 60 inch.
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| A1 36 inch | A2 36 inch | A3 40 inch |
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| A4 34 inch | A5 40 inch | A6 40 inch |
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| A7 40 inch | A8 55 inch | A9 40 inch |
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| A10 52 inch | A11 55 inch | A12 |
We also make one sided drums made from maple hoops.
These are nice light drums.
They come in certain sizes of 8 "10"12"13"14"15"16"18"and20"
They usually don�t have quite as nice of a sound as our two sided drums, but they are lighter and easier to carry.
Our drums start to have a really good tone at about the 13 to 14 inch size
and usually the bigger the drum is the better the sound.
Each drum will come with one stick made from choke cherry ( a traditionally used wood here).
Drumsticks are made from deerskin and stuffed with buffalo hair,
You also have the option of a painted or unpainted drum.
Sonja paints with traditional earth paints.
These paints are made from different colors of rock ground to a fine powder and mixed with water.
After she paints a drum we put a sealer over the painting that makes it permanent
and you can even get it wet and it will not hurt the painting.
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Dakota Drum Co.
603 Main St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
phone ( 605 ) 348-2421
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