Nov 20, 2006

Daiko

Byou-uchi daiko are typically hollowed out of a single piece of wood. The preferred wood is keyaki due to its density and beautiful grain, but a number of other woods are used, grouped under the generic term meari (目有). Byou-uchi daiko cannot be tuned, and their sizes are limited by the diameter of the tree they are made from.
The typical byou-uchi daiko is the nagado-daiko (長胴太鼓, long-body taiko). It is roughly shaped like a wine barrel, and is available in a variety of sizes, from 1.0 shaku (12" in head diameter), to 3.0 shaku.

Our Japanese teacher invited us to her practice session. It was awesome.

Taiko

Dan and the big drum

Taiko

Taiko

Taiko

Watching how it's done

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